1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Bacteria
2.3. Determination of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of AgNO3
2.4. Evaluating the Antibacterial Effect of Silver-Killed Bacteria
2.5. Heat-Treated Bacteria Control Test
2.6. Transmission Electron Micrograph
2.7. Testing Antibacterial Effect of Silver-Killed E.coli O104:H4 Against other Bacterial Species
2.8. In-Vitro Time Kill Assay
2.9. Antimicrobial Efficacy and Durability of Silver Killed Bacteria And Supernatant Against the Tested Strains
2.10. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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