Survival of a subpopulation during bactericidal exposure while the broader population remains susceptible. Regrown survivors can recover the original susceptibility; persistence is not synonymous with every persistent infection.
A cell that transiently survives a bactericidal antibiotic exposure without necessarily carrying inherited resistance. Its descendants can regain the original susceptibility, connecting physiological state with bacterial persistence rather than a changed growth-inhibition threshold.[ref]

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