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. 2013 Aug 16;8(8):e72520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072520

Table 3. The endophytic fungal isolates from three species of seagrasses with strong antimicrobial activity.

Seagrass
a) Crude extract (Fungal identification)
Accession no.
b) MIC /MBC or MFC values (µg/ml)
c) SA MRSA CA1 CA2 CN1 CN2 MG
Cymodocea serrulata
PSU-ES26CH (Hypocreales sp.) JN116602 8/128 8/128 16/>200 8/128 2/16
Halophila ovalis
PSU-ES8CE ( Trichoderma sp.)d 64/>200 128/>200 2/>200
PSU-ES38CE ( Trichoderma sp.)d 64/>200 1/>200
Thalassia hemprichii
PSU-ES43CH ( Penicillium sp.) JN116612 8/16 32/64
PSU-ES73CE ( Fusarium sp.) JQ733502 8/>200 8/>200 ¼ 4/8
PSU-ES172BE ( Stephanonectria sp.) JN116689 8/>200
PSU-ES172CE ( Stephanonectria sp.) JN116689 8/>200
PSU-ES190CH (mycelia sterilia) 4/>200 32/64
Antibiotic drugs
Vancomycin 0.5/1 1/2
Amphotericin B 0.125/0.25 0.125/0.5 0.125/1 0.25/2
Miconazole 1/32

a)CH, hexane extract from fungal cell; BE, ethyl acetate extract from culture broth; CE, ethyl acetate extract from fungal cell

b)MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC minimum bactericidal concentration; MFC, minimum fungicidal concentration

c)SA, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923; CA1, Candida albicans ATCC 90028; CA2, C. albicans NCPF 3153; CN1, Cryptococcus neoformans ATCC 90112 (flucytosine-sensitive); CN2, C. neoformans ATCC 90113 (flucytosine-resistant); MG, Microsporum gypseum clinical isolate; PM, Penicillium marneffei clinical isolate

d)Identified by morphological characteristics