Figure 1: Scanning Electron Microscopy micrographs of PPI-alginate microcapsules loaded or not with Bacillus subtilis B26. (1A) Surface of an intact microcapsule. (1B) Surface of an enriched microcapsule loaded with B. subtilis B26 showing the distribution of B26 cells. Inset. B26 endospore lodged in a cavity of the gel matrix. (1C) Inside a crushed loaded microcapsule. Inset. Arrow pointing to an endospore cell of B26. (1D) Surface of a microcapsule not loaded with B26. (1E) Inside a crushed non-loaded microcapsule.