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. 2013 Nov 8;8(11):e78773. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078773

Figure 5. TEM observation of control (SPrev) and Substance P (SP) treated Bacillus cereus.

Figure 5

Whereas control bacteria presented a continuous intact surface (A), bacteria exposed to SP showed a detachment of the S-layer (γ) (B). Long amorphous structures were observed in the vicinity of bacterial, suggesting a desquamation of the S-layer (C, D).