L-form bacteria, which were first discovered in the 1930s, are morphological variants of classical bacteria that lack a cell wall.

Scientists long suspected that L-form switching might contribute to recurrent infections by letting bacteria hide from the immune system and resist the antibiotics.

Interestingly, the team also captured video of the L-form bacteria responding to the absence of antibiotics. Once the drugs had gone, the bacteria actually reformed the protective cell wall within ...

Bacteria can change form in human body, hiding the cell wall inside themselves to avoid detection. The cell wall is often the antibiotic target - so if bacteria are concealing it inside themselves ...

The bacteria without cell walls only have a cell membrane (just like animal cells) and are known as L-forms, discovered by Emmy Klieneberger-Nobel in 1935. Without the rigid cell wall, these ...

This contradicts existing beliefs around how bacteria can survive without a cell wall. Known as L-form switching, this ability to evade antibiotics poses a significant threat to global health.

In this study, reported in Nature Communications, researchers assessed bacteria from elderly patients with chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs). The team from Newcastle University determined that ...

Named after the Lister Institute in London, which discovered them in the 1930s, these L-forms have one specific characteristic that separates them from other bacteria—they don’t have a cell wall.

Cause of antibiotic resistance identified Date: September 26, 2019 Source: Newcastle University Summary: Bacteria can change form in human body, hiding the cell wall inside themselves to avoid ...