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TEM images of bacterial spores in SPORE and CON inocula. (A,B), CON inoculum. (C–F), SPORE inoculum. Atrophied or dead microbes are indicated by faint bodies with contorted outer membranes (white arrows). Spores or viable bacteria are seen as electron-dense (i.e., dark) with discernable membranes (black arrows).
