1. DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES PERSISTER CELLS AS THE POPULATION TRANSITIONS FROM EXPONENTIAL PHASE TO LONG-TERM-SURVIVAL PHASE SUGGESTS THEIR TRUE NATURE AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION Open Access Author: Gu Liu, Carmen Title: DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE FREQUENCY OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES PERSISTER CELLS AS THE POPULATION TRANSITIONS FROM EXPONENTIAL PHASE TO LONG-TERM-SURVIVAL PHASE SUGGESTS THEIR TRUE NATURE AND BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION Area of Honors: Microbiology Keywords: persister cellsListeria monocytogenesbiological functionnaturepersisterslong-term-survival phaseexponential phasefitness File: Download GuLiu_Carmen_PersistersListeria.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Stephen John Knabel, Thesis SupervisorDr. Sarah Ellen Ades, Thesis Honors AdvisorMing Tien, Faculty Reader
