"Northeastern
University researchers have found that the bacterium that causes
Lyme disease forms dormant persister cells, which are known to evade
antibiotics. This significant finding, they said, could help explain
why it’s so difficult to treat the infection in some patients."
A
research team led by University Distinguished Professor Kim Lewis
present in a new paper that they’ve identified drug-tolerant persister
cells in the bacterium that...
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