Antibiotic-tolerant bacteria rely on a hidden survival strategy (IMAGE)

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Antibiotic-tolerant bacteria rely on a hidden survival strategy

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Jason Rosch, PhD, St. Jude Department of Host-Microbe Interactions, led a study revealing how S. pneumoniae enters a temporary state of antibiotic tolerance, allowing a subset of bacteria to survive treatment.

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Courtesy of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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