Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Thyme essential oil potentials as a bactericidal and biofilm-preventive agent against prevalent bacterial pathogens
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-16485-5
Figure Lengend Snippet: TEM micrographs of control and essential oil treated Gram-negative bacteria ( E. coli (STEC), E. coli O157:H7, S. typhimurium and P. aeruginosa ). ( A ) Untreated E. coli (STEC) (Direct Mag.: 10,000 and 40,000×). ( B ) Treated E. coli (STEC) (Direct Mag.: 30,000 and 40,000×). ( C ) Untreated E. coli O157:H7 (Direct Mag.: 12,000 and 15,000×). ( D ) Treated E. coli O157:H7 (Direct Mag.: 20,000×). ( E ) Untreated S. typhimurium (Direct Mag.: 20,000 and 60,000×). ( F ) Treated S. typhimurium (Direct Mag.: 15,000 and 25,000×). ( G ) Untreated P. aeruginosa (Direct Mag.: 15,000 and 30,000×). ( H ) Treated P. aeruginosa (Direct Mag.: 20,000 and 25,000×).
Article Snippet: S. typhimurium ATCC 14,028 , 10.7 ± 0.58 , 11.3 ± 0.58 , 49.3 ± 0.58 , 19.0 ± 1.0 , 16.3 ± 0.58 , 9.7 ± 0.58 , R , 11 ± 1.0 , 9.0 ± 0.0 , 20.0 ± 1.0.
Techniques: Control, Bacteria