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Fig. 4

From: Blood proteins self-assembly, staphylococcal enterotoxins-interaction, antibacterial synergistic activities of biogenic carbon/FeSO4/Cu/CuO nanocomposites modified with three antibiotics

Fig. 4

SEM photographs illustrate control group (a; scale bar of 2 µm) and cell envelop deformation and disruption of E. coli under CuNCs/Te treatment (b; scale bar of 5 µm, c, d; scale bar of 10 µm). e Schematic image showing three main probable pathways for antibacterial activity of CuNCs/Te (I), CuNCs (II), and tetracycline (III) f antibacterial mechanisms of CuNCs/Te and CuNCs [61]

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