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persister

persister

8.8
A small living thing like a bacterium that survives antibiotic treatment
  • noun
  • /pərˈsɪstər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : persistente
  • Because the toxin's activity is key to the health and welfare of persister and biofilm cells, the properties of the toxin-antitoxin binding that regulate them give rise to some potential drug development strategies, Page said.

Examples

  • The main role of the combination, or complex, of MqsA and MqsR is that they appear to control the transcription of many genes, including ones that govern the growth of "persister" cells, which provide biofilms with a mesh of antibiotic-resistant constituents.

    Blog text (1)

  • In normal populations, persisters are one in a million.

    Blog text (1)

  • The remainder of the persister group was held out from further analysis for use as a cross-validation sample later.

    Academic text (1990)

  • These students are not like their previous brethren who were persisters and completed their education.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Nonpersisters differ from persisters in that they do not successfully integrate themselves into college.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A longitudinal comparison of the academic, affective, and personal characteristics of persisters and non-persisters in teacher preparation.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The classification analysis was then applied to the cross-validation sample (the 192 persisters who were not used in the development of the discriminant functions).

    Academic text (1990)

  • Goal and institutional commitments interact to comprise either dropout decision or persister dedication (Tinto, 1975).

    Academic text (1990)

  • In order to avoid undue influence by the large number of Persisters in the subsequent analyses, 48 Persisters (20 percent) were randomly selected for use in a calibration sample.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In laboratory studies, the persister cells survived antibiotic treatment, showing their ability to endure harsh conditions.

Synonyms

survivor
vspersister
551 2.8

A person or animal who lives after a dangerous event

remains functional during long harsh conditions by resisting threats or treatment

How Resilient

survivor
551 2.8
persister
  • Specialized
8.8

Surface Forms

persister singular
persisters plural

Morphology

persister = persist (transparent) = persist + er

Standard agentive derivation from the verb 'persist' to mean 'one that persists'; the biological sense is a specialized application but the form-meaning mapping is direct.

Etymology

Persister comes from Latin words per- 'through' and sistere 'to stand', the same idea you see in persist. Think of a tiny cell that 'stands through' strong treatment like antibiotics, so it keeps surviving hard conditions.