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Characteristic biphasic killing curve of a population treated with a high dose of antibiotic (here 1000‐fold the ciprofloxacin MIC). The initial persister fraction in the sample, p 0, can be obtained from the dynamics of the total viable cells (n + p) over time under antibiotic treatment.
