A general method for measuring persister levels in Escherichia coli cultures

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1333, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-42

  Kaldalu, Niilo ^a   Jõers, Arvi ^a   Ingelman, Henri ^a   Tenson, Tanel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Antibiotic; Antibiotic tolerance; Fluoroquinolones; Persister

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GATIFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CENTRIFUGATION; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PROCEDURES;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84945206290     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2854-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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