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. 2017 Aug 16;7:8325. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08449-1

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Analysis of cell membrane injury in E. coli O157:H7 treated by UV-A light with select compounds. (a) Permeability of E. coli O157:H7 to propidium iodide (PI) after treatment with GA (15 mM), GA (15 mM) + EDTA (1 mM), PG (10 mM), HCl (pH 3.1) or water for 30 min with or without UV-A exposure. Mean ± SD. Absolute fluorescence values were corrected by subtracting the fluorescence values for samples incubated in water and in dark. *Indicates that corrected fluorescence value was zero. (b) SEM images showing morphology of E. coli O157:H7 treated for 30 min by (A1-A3) water, (B1-B3) water + UV-A light, (C1-C3) 15 mM GA, (D1-D3) 15 mM GA + UV-A light, (E1-E3) 10 mM PG, (F1-F3) 10 mM PG + UV-A light.