Morphostructural Damage in Food-Spoiling Bacteria due to the Lemon Grass Oil and Its Vapour: SEM, TEM, and AFM Investigations
Figure 2
Scanning electron micrographs of untreated and treated E. coli cells. (a) Untreated cells with normal smooth surfaces (×30.00 K). (b) Shrunken, aggregated, and partially deformed LGO-treated cells (×30.00 K). (c) Completely destroyed and ruptured LGOV-treated cells (×30.00 K).