Fig. 3: Morphologies of wild-type (WT), plasmid-cured (PC), and complemented (COM) cells of strain GH1-13. | Communications Biology

Fig. 3: Morphologies of wild-type (WT), plasmid-cured (PC), and complemented (COM) cells of strain GH1-13.

From: A native conjugative plasmid confers potential selective advantages to plant growth-promoting Bacillus velezensis strain GH1-13

Fig. 3

a Microscopic images (1000-fold magnification) of WT, PC, and COM cells stained with Alcian blue for polysaccharide and Safranin O for cellular DNA. b Scanning electron microscopy (AURIGA) images of platinum-coated WT, PC, and COM cells at 20,000-fold magnification and 70,000-fold magnification (insets). c Bio-transmission electron microscopy images (Talos L120C, 120 kV) of the dissected WT, PC, and COM cells. The cells were treated with 10 mg/L potassium tellurite for 1 h during cultivation in tryptic soy broth at 25 °C with shaking (180 rpm). The head of the arrow shows a pilus-like structure that connects cells across the space.

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