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From: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of Syzygium jambos L. (Alston) and isolated compounds on acne vulgaris

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Transmission electron micrograph of a thin section of P. acnes at 60 K magnification. (a) untreated bacteria, labelled structures: cell wall (CW); cytoplasmic membrane (CM); nucleoid (N); ribosomes (R); mesosomes (M); (b) P. acnes treated with S. jambos at 100 μg/ml; (c) P. acnes treated with S. jambos at 300 μg/ml; (d) P. acnes treated with anacardic acid analogue at 50 μg/ml; (e) P. acnes treated with positive control (tetracycline) at 50 μg/ml; (f) P. acnes treated with solvent (DMSO at 2.5%). The arrows indicate cell injuries to the P. acnes.

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