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Previous work has suggested that destruction of nucleic acids may be responsible for inactivation; however, microscopic imaging has suggested membrane damage as a major constituent of cellular inactivation. This study investigates the membrane integrity of <jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> exposed to 405\u2009nm light. Results indicated membrane damage to both species, with loss of salt and bile tolerance by <jats:italic>S. aureus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>, respectively, consistent with reduced membrane integrity. Increased nucleic acid release was also demonstrated in 405\u2009nm light-exposed cells, with up to 50\u2009% increase in DNA concentration into the extracellular media in the case of both organisms. SYTOX green fluorometric analysis, however, demonstrated contradictory results between the two test species. 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