Antifungal Activity and Mechanism of Action of Different Parts of Myrtus communis Growing in Saudi Arabia against Candida Spp.

Figure 2

SEM analysis of the effects of plant extracts on the morphology of Candida glabrata (ATCC 2001). (a) Control cells (10,000x magnification); (b) morphological alterations in the cells, including shrinkage, rough surface, and deformity, when treated with the Myrtus communis root extracts (10,000x magnification); (c) morphological alterations in the cells, including shrinkage, rough surface, and deformity, when treated with the Myrtus communis leaf extracts (10,000x magnification); (d) control cells (15,000x magnification). Cell burst, rough surface, and deformity are indicated by arrows in cells treated with the Myrtus communis root (e) and leaf (f) extracts (15,000x magnification).

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