Fig. 2: Bacterial growth inhibition by CAP.

Log10 (CFU/ml) colony reduction of a E. coli and b S. simulans at exponential and stationary growth phases in PBS at pH = 7.4 (red circles) and pH = 4.5 (blue squares) by direct and indirect CAP, respectively. All experiments were done at least three times independently. Values are the mean ± SD (n ≥ 4). One-way ANOVA analysis was used to compare the difference between treated samples towards corresponding negative controls (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001).