Scanning electron microscopy of the pretreated mesh fragments.

<p>The micrographs are representative for each study group at 72 h post-contamination with <i>Sa</i> (original magnification 2,000x). The only meshes that show bacteria attached to the material surface were those soaked in saline or allicin. Note that the allicin pretreatment significantly reduced the bacterial load compared to the control meshes.