About this Research Topic
Persister cells are thought to be responsible for recurrent and chronic infections, which pose a significant threat to public health. Therefore, it is urgent to fully understand the formation and physiology of persister cells and to develop medicines and strategies for the eradication of persister cells.
Studies on the mechanism of persistence, regulation or function of toxin/antitoxin systems, inducing signals of persister formation, experimental systems to study persister cells, survival mechanisms of persister in host as well as new strategies to combat persisters will be compiled in this Research Topic. Submissions can be made in any format, including original research articles, perspectives, opinions, and reviews.
Keywords: bacterial persisters, toxin/antitoxin system, gene regulation, chronic infection, treatment strategy
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