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Figure 5

From: Sanitization Efficacy of Slightly Acidic Electrolyzed Water against pure cultures of Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, Typhimurium, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus spores, in Comparison with Different Water Hardness

Figure 5

Transmission electron microscope indicating bacterial cell disruption based on the slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) treatment. Rigid cell wall of bacteria (i), cell wall damage (ii), cell inclusion breaches out of the cell (iii), thick wall bound spore (iv), cell wall damage at the posterior end (PE). Salmonella enterica Typhimurium (A–D), Staphylococcus aureus (E–H), Bacillus cereus spores (I–L), Untreated control bacterial cells under TEM (A,E,I), SAEW treated cells for 20 ppm (B,F,J), SAEW treated cells for 40 ppm (C,G,K), SAEW treated cells for 60 ppm (D,H,L), Entire cell shows disrupted (D).

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