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Fig. 2

From: Hypervirulent R20291 Clostridioides difficile spores show disinfection resilience to sodium hypochlorite despite structural changes

Fig. 2

Representative TEM images showing the effect of sodium hypochlorite treatment on C. difficile spores. Untreated spores are shown on A (R20291) and B (CD630). These spores are intact, with the exosporium (red), coat (black), cortex (blue) and core (gold arrow) layers clearly defined and intact. The spores appear disrupted after a 1% sodium hypochlorite treatment, with the exosporium and coat layers no longer intact in both C (R20291) and D (CD630). Some spores no longer have an electron-dense core. Scale bars are 1 \(\upmu\)m

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