A Persister Cell Is an Unsolved Mystery of Microbiology Because

question 70

Multiple Choice

A persister cell is an unsolved mystery of microbiology because these cells

• A) grow rapidly in the presence of antibiotics.
• B) neither grow nor die in the presence of an antibiotic.
• C) cannot exit log phase growth when placed in an optimum antibiotic niche.
• D) can form neither individual cells nor biofilms.
• E) cycle between animal and human populations, never dying out.