Bacterial Persistence

Jan Michiels Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven - University of Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2460, B-3001 Heverlee Phone: +32 16 32 16 31 (secretariat) or +32 16 32 96 84 (office) Fax.: +32 16 32 19 63 Email: jan.michiels@biw.kuleuven.be Maarten Fauvart Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven - University of Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2460, B-3001 Heverlee Tel: +32 16 32 16 31 (secretariat) or +32 16 32 96 80 (office); Fax: +32 16 32 19 63 Email: maarten.fauvart@biw.kuleuven.be

A Historical Perspective on Bacterial Persistence.- Persisters—Methods for Isolation and Identifying Contributing Factors: A Review.- A General Method for Measuring Persister Levels in Escherichia Coli Cultures.- Optimized Method for Measuring Persistence in Escherichia cCli with Improved Reproducibility.- A Micro plate-Based System as In Vitro Model of Biofilm Growth and Quantification.- Protocol for Determination of the Persister Subpopulation in Candida Albicans Biofilms.- Quantitative Measurements of Type I and Type II Persisters Using ScanLag.-      Analyzing Persister Physiology with Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting.- Single-Cell Detection and Collection of Persister Bacteria in a Directly Accessible Femtoliter Droplet Array.- A Whole-Cell Based High-Throughput Screening Method to Identify Molecules Targeting Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Persister Cells.- Functional Analysis of the Role of Toxin-Antitoxin (TA) Loci in Bacterial Persistence.- Experimental Evolution of Escherichia Coli Persister Levels Using Cyclic Antibiotic Treatments.- In Vitro Models for the Study of the Intracellular Activity of Antibiotics.- A Murine Model for Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infection.- Analysis of Macrophage-Induced Salmonella Persisters.- Population Dynamics Analysis of Ciprofloxacin-Persistent S. Typhimurium Cells in a Mouse Model for Salmonella Diarrhea.- Computational Methods to Model Persistence.