Figure 4.

TEM studies of a longitudinal section of Trichophyton rubrum. a. Normal untreated hypha showing typical cell wall, cell membrane and organelles. b. Hyphae treated with allicin (12.5 µg/ml) showing disintegration and deterioration of cytoplasm, break down of the cell membrane and cell wall, and collapse of hyphae. c. Hyphae treated with garlic extract (4 mg/ml) indicating degradation and dissolution of cytoplasm components, demolition of the cell wall and cell membrane, and hyphae appeared to break. Scale bar=0.5 µm