title: Convergence of Staphylococcus aureus Persister and Biofilm Research: Can Biofilms Be Defined as Communities of Adherent Persister Cells?
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: James P
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3866-7161
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: O'Gara
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-8375
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Conlon
mesh_terms: D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial / Q000502:physiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*