FIG 5.

(A) Survival curves in mice inoculated intravenously with T. asahii BMT 06-3-09 and treated with physiological saline (i.p.) or allicin (i.p.). Treatment started 3 days before T. asahii-induced infections and lasted until 4 days postinfection. Mice were monitored until day 14 postinfection. Each group consisted of 10 mice for survival analysis. (B) Tissue fungal burden of mice was visualized using GMS stain at 5 days postinfection. Fungal cells were stained black by GMS. Magnification: ×200. (C) Quantitative analysis of tissue fungal burden, expressed as CFU per gram. ns, not significant; *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001 versus control.