Effect of Eugenol on Cell Surface Hydrophobicity, Adhesion, and Biofilm of Candida tropicalis and Candida dubliniensis Isolated from Oral Cavity of HIV-Infected Patients

Figure 2

Scanning electron microscopy images of the effect of eugenol on Candida tropicalis mature biofilm formed on the surface of polymethylmethacrylate ((a)–(d)) and ceramic ((e)–(h)). Untreated mature biofilms ((a), (c), (e), and (g)) and treated biofilms with eugenol-SMIC₁₀₀ for 24 h ((b), (d), (f), and (h)).

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