Fig. 2From: Discovery, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of phenolic compounds from Cylicodiscus gabunensisScanning electron micrographs (SEM) of S. aureus exposed to gallate derivatives. a) Control SEM of S. aureus cells after exposure to 0.2% DMSO for 1 h with arrows pointing to cells undergoing binary fission. SEM of S. aureus cells after exposure to 2 × MIC level of b) gallic acid (1), c) ethyl gallate (6), d) propan-2-yl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (8), and e) 2-methylpropyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate (9). For panels B to E arrows point to apparent extrusion of cytoplasmic content from collapsed S. aureusBack to article page