1. A Historical Perspective on Bacterial Persistence Natalie Verstraeten, Wouter Knapen, Maarten Fauvart, Jan Michiels
Part II: Quantification of Persistence
2. Persisters—Methods for Isolation and Identifying Contributing Factors: A Review Sarah E. Rowe, Brian P. Conlon, Iris Keren, and Kim Lewis
3. A General Method for Measuring Persister Levels in Escherichia Coli Cultures Niilo Kaldalu, Arvi Jõers, Henri Ingelman, and Tanel Tenson
4. Optimized Method for Measuring Persistence in Escherichia cCli with Improved Reproducibility F. Goormaghtigh and L. Van Melderen
5. A Microplate-Based System as In Vitro Model of Biofilm Growth and Quantification Ilse Vandecandelaere, Heleen Van Acker, and Tom Coenye
6. Protocol for Determination of the Persister Subpopulation in Candida Albicans Biofilms Katrijn De Brucker, Kaat De Cremer, Bruno P.A. Cammue, and Karin Thevissen
Part III: Single Cell Analysis of Persister Cells
7. Quantitative Measurements of Type I and Type II Persisters Using ScanLag Irit Levin-Reisman and Nathalie Q. Balaban
8. Analyzing Persister Physiology with Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting Mehmet A. Orman, Theresa C. Henry, Christina J. DeCoste, and Mark P. Brynildsen
9. Single-Cell Detection and Collection of Persister Bacteria in a Directly Accessible Femtoliter Droplet Array Ryota Iino, Shouichi Sakakihara, Yoshimi Matsumoto, and Kunihiko Nishino
Part IV: Identification of Persister Mutants and Genes
10. A Whole-Cell Based High-Throughput Screening Method to Identify Molecules Targeting Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Persister Cells Veerle Liebens, Valerie Defraine, and Maarten Fauvart
11. Functional Analysis of the Role of Toxin-Antitoxin (TA)
Loci in Bacterial Persistence Aaron T. Butt and Richard W. Titball
12. Experimental Evolution of Escherichia Coli Persister Levels Using Cyclic Antibiotic Treatments Bram Van den Bergh, Joran E. Michiels, and Jan Michiels
Part V: Cellular and Animal Model Systems for Studying Persistence
13. In Vitro Models for the Study of the Intracellular Activity of Antibiotics Julien M. Buyck, Sandrine Lemaire, Cristina Seral, Ahalieyah Anantharajah, Frédéric Peyrusson, Paul M. Tulkens, and F. Van Bambeke
14. A Murine Model for Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infection Thomas J. Hannan and David A. Hunstad
15. Analysis of Macrophage-Induced Salmonella Persisters Robert A. Fisher, Angela M. Cheverton, and Sophie Helaine
16. Population Dynamics Analysis of Ciprofloxacin-Persistent S. Typhimurium Cells in a Mouse Model for Salmonella Diarrhea Patrick Kaiser, Roland R. Regoes, and Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
Part VI: Mathematical Modeling of Persistence
17. Computational Methods to Model Persistence Alexandra Vandervelde, Remy Loris, Jan Danckaert, and Lendert Gelens
Jan Michiels Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven - University of Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2460, B-3001 Heverlee Phone: +32 16 32 16 31 (secretariat) or +32 16 32 96 84 (office) Fax.: +32 16 32 19 63 Email: jan.michiels@biw.kuleuven.be Maarten Fauvart Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven - University of Leuven Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2460, B-3001 Heverlee Tel: +32 16 32 16 31 (secretariat) or +32 16 32 96 80 (office); Fax: +32 16 32 19 63 Email: maarten.fauvart@biw.kuleuven.be
This volume presents a comprehensive collection of methods that have been instrumental to the current understanding of bacterial persisters. Chapters in the book cover topics ranging from general methods for measuring persister levels in Escherichia coli cultures, protocols for the determination of the persister subpopulation in Candida albicans, quantitative measurements of Type I and Type II persisters using ScanLag, to in vitro and in vivo models for the study of the intracellular activity of antibiotics. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, Bacterial Persistence: Methods and Protocols brings together the most respected researchers in bacterial persistence whose studies will remain vital to understanding this field for many years to come.