Research Article
Humidity-Dependent Bacterial Cells Functional Morphometry Investigations Using Atomic Force Microscope
Table 1
Morphological characteristics of B. cereus and E. coli.
| Strain | RH (%) | Morphological characteristics | Length min-max (m) | Width min-max (m) | Height min-max (m) | Perimeter section (m) | Area section (m²) | Volume (m³) |
| B. cereusip5832 | 93 | | | | | | | 2.03−3.88 | 0.87−1.26 | 0.24−0.35 | 84 | | | | | 0.24±0.03 | | 2.36−3.59 | 0.88−1.30 | 0.23−0.31 | 75 | | | | | | | 2.03−3.82 | 0.95−1.14 | 0.22−0.32 | 65 | | | | | | | 1.54−4.16 | 0.69−1.19 | 0.16−0.32 | E. coli K12 | 93 | | | | | | | 2.03−3.38 | 0.77−1.59 | 0.15−0.22 | 84 | | | | | | | 1.50−2.82 | 1.10−1.46 | 0.15−0.24 | 75 | | | | | | | 1.65−2.99 | 0.96−1.58 | 0.15−0.25 | 65 | | | | | | | 1.49−3.54 | 0.71−1.48 | 0.14−0.27 |
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; (Wilcoxon’s signed-rank test).
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