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. 1997 Feb;41(2):481–483. doi: 10.1128/aac.41.2.481

Fungicidal activity of cecropin A.

A J DeLucca 1, J M Bland 1, T J Jacks 1, C Grimm 1, T E Cleveland 1, T J Walsh 1
PMCID: PMC163736  PMID: 9021214

Abstract

Cecropin A (CA) fungicidal properties were explored. Nongerminated and germinated Aspergillus spp. and Fusarium spp. conidia were treated with CA. CA achieved complete lethality at < or = 25 microM (99 micrograms/ml) for germinating, but not nongerminating, conidia of Aspergillus spp. CA achieved total lethality for nongerminated and germinating conidia of Fusarium spp at 1.5 microM (6 micrograms/ml). MIC and minimal lethal concentration assays in buffered RPMI medium gave similar results.

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