Fig. 3

Daptomycin-induced effects on the morphology of S. aureus cells in the exponential growth phase. (A) 10 000 X magnificated field of bacteria without daptomycin (control condition). (A’) 80 000 X magnificated field focused on the bacterium in the green insert. (A’’) Other 80 000 X magnificated field focused on a bacterium of the control condition. (B) 10 000 X magnificated field of the 30 min daptomycin exposition condition. (B’) 80 000 X magnificated field focused on the bacterium in the orange insert. (B’’) Other 80 000 X magnificated field focused on a bacterium of the 30 min daptomycin exposition condition. (C) 10 000 X magnificated field of the 3 h daptomycin exposition condition. (C’) 80 000 X magnificated field focused on the bacterium in the red insert. (C’’) Other 80 000 X magnificated field focused on a bacterium of the 3 h daptomycin exposition condition. The magnification corresponds to the microscope field compared to the Polaroid 545 reference