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SEM photographs of A. acidoterrestris spores. (A) Untreated normal spores (short rods). (B) Spores crushed and destroyed by combined treatment with high pressure and temperature. The spores were treated with 207 MPa for 5 min at 45°C. Bars = 3.0 μm.
