Pseudomonas syringae pv.
<i>phaseolicola</i>
Uses Distinct Modes of Stationary-Phase Persistence To Survive Bacteriocin and Streptomycin Treatments

Ravikumar R. Patel; Prem P. Kandel; Eboni Traverso; Kevin L. Hockett; Lindsay R. Triplett

doi:10.1128/mBio.00161-21

mBio (Apr 2021)

Pseudomonas syringae pv. <i>phaseolicola</i> Uses Distinct Modes of Stationary-Phase Persistence To Survive Bacteriocin and Streptomycin Treatments

Ravikumar R. Patel,
Prem P. Kandel,
Eboni Traverso,
Kevin L. Hockett,
Lindsay R. Triplett

Affiliations

Ravikumar R. Patel: ORCiD; Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Prem P. Kandel: ORCiD; Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Eboni Traverso: Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Kevin L. Hockett: ORCiD; Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Lindsay R. Triplett: ORCiD; Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00161-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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Populations of genetically identical bacteria encompass heterogeneous physiological states. The small fraction of bacteria that are dormant can help the population survive exposure to antibiotics and other stresses, potentially contributing to recurring infection cycles in animal or plant hosts.

Published in mBio

ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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