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Microbial Persistence

Microbial Persistence is a microbial ecological construct that denotes the capacity of specific microorganisms to maintain their presence within a host or environmental niche over time despite selective pressures, distinguishing it from transient colonization by emphasizing long-term residence and resilience.

177

Publications

21.8K

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712

Authors

317

Institutions

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2017–2026

60

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Publications

177

Bacterial Persistence as a Phenotypic Switch

Nathalie Q. Balaban, Jack Merrin, Remy Chait et al. · Science · 2004 · 3K citations

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Persister cells and tolerance to antimicrobials

Iris Keren, Niilo Kaldalu, Amy L. Spoering et al. · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2003 · 1.1K citations

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Microbial biogeography of wine grapes is conditioned by cultivar, vintage, and climate

Nicholas A. Bokulich, J.H. Thorngate, Paul M. Richardson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 989 citations · Full text

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Survival strategies of bacteria in the natural environment.

D B Roszak, Rita R. Colwell · Microbiological Reviews · 1987 · 778 citations · Full text

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Microbial life in extreme environments

Gerasimos Anagnostopoulos · Nature · 1979 · 658 citations · Full text

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Authors

712

  1. RM
    Robert M. McCune

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 769 citations

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  2. NQ
    Nathalie Q. Balaban

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    4 publications · 3.8K citations

    4

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  3. WM
    Walsh McDermott

    Cornell University, United States

    4 publications · 546 citations

    4

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  4. NK
    Niilo Kaldalu

    University of Tartu, Estonia

    3 publications · 1.8K citations

    3

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  5. SW
    Stéphanie Wagner Gallo

    Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    3 publications · 116 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

317

  1. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    783 citations

  3. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    16.7K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    531 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    21 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. University of Maryland, Baltimore

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    193 citations

  7. Northeastern University

    Boston, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    7.1K citations

  8. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    223 citations

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Venues

  1. Frontiers in Microbiology

    8 publications · 447 citations

    8

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 5 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. Scientific Reports

    5 publications · 345 citations

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  4. The ISME Journal

    4 publications · 549 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 360 citations

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