Morphostructural Damage in Food-Spoiling Bacteria due to the Lemon Grass Oil and Its Vapour: SEM, TEM, and AFM Investigations

Figure 5

Graphical representation of atomic force microscopy results showing variation in height of E. coli cell along the width. (a) Untreated smooth cells (h 450 nm), (b) LGO-treated shrunken cells (h 14 nm). (c) LGOV-treated ruptured cells (h 7 nm).

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