Fig. 2.

Evaluation of the physical properties of the conidial surface. The ∆pksP strain (negative control) and wild type A. fumigatus with JaH extract 0.078 mg/mL, Amp B 0.012 mg/mL (drug control) and without any treatment (positive control) were grown on Czapek medium for 5 days at 28 °C. A. fumigatus extract treated culture showed reduced melanin content (a), decreased conidia formation (b), altered membrane surface due to reduction in ergosterol content (c) and cell surface hydrophobicity (d) analogous to the ∆pksP strain and Amp B treated culture. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant