The ultrastructural damage caused by Eugenia zeyheri and Syzygium legatii acetone leaf extracts on pathogenic Escherichia coli.

Ibukun M FamuyideFolorunso O FasinaJacobus Nicolaas EloffLyndy J McGaw

Published in: BMC veterinary research (2020)

The extracts of S. legatii and E. zeyheri caused ultrastructural damage to E. coli cells characterized by altered external and internal morphology. These observations may assist in elucidating the mode of action of the extracts.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
induced apoptosis
oxidative stress
cell cycle arrest
electron microscopy
klebsiella pneumoniae
endoplasmic reticulum stress
signaling pathway
biofilm formation
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans