Bistable Expression of Virulence Genes in Salmonella Leads to the Formation of an Antibiotic-Tolerant Subpopulation

The bistable expression of virulence genes in Salmonella allows a clonal population to hedge its bets: one subpopulation suffers a growth cost, but is tolerant to antibiotics.

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