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- noun Plural form of
persister .
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Scientists believe a subset of bacteria called persisters, which are distinct from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, go into a dormant state to evade antibiotics, then resurface and can trigger another infection.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Scientists believe a subset of bacteria called persisters, which are distinct from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, go into a dormant state to evade antibiotics, then resurface and can trigger another infection.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Scientists believe a subset of bacteria called persisters, which are distinct from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, go into a dormant state to evade antibiotics, then resurface and can trigger another infection.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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A study by U.S. researchers, reported in the journal Nature, found adding sugar to antibiotics nudges persisters out of hibernation, making them easier to kill.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Title: Metabolite-enabled eradication of bacterial persisters by aminoglycosides
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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A study by U.S. researchers, reported in the journal Nature, found adding sugar to antibiotics nudges persisters out of hibernation, making them easier to kill.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Researchers found that more than 99% of persisters were killed when sugar was added to a class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides, which includes gentamicin and kanamycin.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Researchers found that more than 99% of persisters were killed when sugar was added to a class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides, which includes gentamicin and kanamycin.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Sweetened aminoglycosides killed persisters grown in lab cultures and in mice with urinary-tract infections, as well as those on medical devices with thin layers of bacteria called biofilms.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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Without sugar, aminoglycosides had no effect on persisters.
Years of Sitting on the Job Linked to Cancer Ann Lukits 2011
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