Lovastatin in Aspergillus terreus: Fermented Rice Straw Extracts Interferes with Methane Production and Gene Expression in Methanobrevibacter smithii
Figure 6
Transmission electron micrograph of M. smithii as affected by commercial lovastatin (c) and fermented rice straw extract (FRSE) (d). Division of normal M. smithii cells (a) and (b) occurred at the middle forming two equal cells. In cultures treated with commercial lovastatin (c) and FRSE (d), cell division was off-center and irregular. Pictures were obtained using a Hitachi H-7100 (Japan) transmission electron microscope (TEM).
