such as decrease of cytoplasmic content and modifications of membrane integrity.
These results were proportional to ergosterol production, which decreased with each oil concentration, as ergosterol is the main sterol present in the cytoplasmic membrane. Such modifications
induced by the essential oil might be linked to the interference
caused by its components in cell wall synthesis, which affects fungal
growth and morphology , as related by Soylu, Kurt, and Soylu (2010), demonstrating that TEO
was responsible for degenerative alterations in hyphae alterations,
which appeared degraded or with complete absence of conidia.