SEM image of lesions in cell membranes of S. aureus (IMAGE)

Stellenbosch University

SEM image of lesions in cell membranes of S. aureus

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A scanning electron microscopy image of Staphylococcus aureus after treatment with 25 mg/mL of serrawettin W2-FL10 for one hour. A magnification (500 nm) of damaged S. aureus cells is indicated in the red block.

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Tanya Decker, Electron Microscope Unit, University of Cape Town

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