Startling images show how antibiotic pierces bacteria’s armour (2)) (IMAGE)

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Startling images show how antibiotic pierces bacteria’s armour (2))

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Composite image of E. coli exposed to the polymyxin antibiotic – the images show the changes to the outer layer of armour over time. From left to right: bacterium untreated by the antibiotic; bacterium after 15 minutes; after 30 minutes; after 60 minutes; after 90 minutes. The white scale bar is 250 nanometres across. 

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Credit: Carolina Borrelli, Edward Douglas et al. / Nature Microbiology

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