title: Antimicrobial Activity.
abstract: Natural products of higher plants may possess a new source of antimicrobial agents with possibly novel mechanisms of action. They are effective in the treatment of infectious diseases while simultaneously mitigating many of the side effects that are often associated with conventional antimicrobials. A method using scanning electron microscope (SEM) to study the morphology of the bacterial and fungal microbes and thus determining antimicrobial activity is presented in the chapter.
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D065132:Bioprospecting / Q000379:methods*; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods*; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D064209:Phytochemicals; D010936:Plant Extracts