Bacteria have been caught "stripping off" in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria "undressing" and taking off their outer layer - or cell wall. Antibiotics can attack cell walls so scientists think this is a new form of drug resistance and could explain why some infections keep coming back. But experts said it was still unclear if this was having an impact on patients.
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