Growth Kinetics and Mechanistic Action of Reactive Oxygen Species Released by Silver Nanoparticles from Aspergillus niger on Escherichia coli
Figure 9
TEM micrograph of E. coli loaded with AgNPs. (a) Normal E. coli cell with its well-integrated cell wall. (b) Anchoring of AgNPs on cell wall of E. coli. (c) Ruptured cell membrane and entry of AgNPs into the cytoplasm. (d) Complete damage of cell wall and cell membrane. (e) Clear AgNPs within the E. coli cell. (f) Complete destruction of E. coli cell and overloading of AgNPs.
