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. 2021 Jun 11;10(6):705. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics10060705

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the intestine of animals from different groups. (A,B) Normal intestinal mucosa of uninfected rats. (C) SEM of intestine of infected untreated animal showing normal morphology of G. lamblia trophozoite with normal disc and flagella and attachment to the mucosa. (D) SEM image showing damage and erosion of the intestinal mucosa in infected untreated animal. (E) SEM image of intestinal tissue of metronidazole-treated animal showing distorted morphology of G. lamblia trophozoite (loss of flagella and distortion of sucking disc). (F) Recovery of the intestinal mucosa after metronidazole treatment. (G) SEM image of intestinal tissue of pomegranate-treated animal showing distorted morphology of G. lamblia trophozoite (loss of flagella and distortion of sucking disc). (H) SEM image showing marked recovery of the intestinal mucosa after pomegranate extract treatment.