Table 1.

MICs of papiliocin and cecropin A for multidrug-resistant bacterial strains determined in the presence and absence of NaCl, CaCl₂, and MgCl₂ and antifungal activities the peptides against Candida and Malassezia strains

			MIC (μM)
			Papiliocin	Cecropin A	Melittin
Bacterial strains	S. typhimurium 8003 (R)	None	0.50	0.50	8.0
		150 mM NaCl	0.50	0.50	16
		1 mM CaCl2	1.0	1.0	32
		1 mM MgCl2	1.0	1.0	32
	S. typhimurium 8007 (R)	None	0.50	0.50	8.0
		150 mM NaCl	1.0	1.0	16
		1 mM CaCl2	1.0	1.0	32
		1 mM MgCl2	1.0	1.0	32
	S. typhimurium 8009 (R)	None	0.50	0.50	8.0
		150 mM NaCl	0.50	0.50	16
		1 mM CaCl2	0.50	0.50	32
		1 mM MgCl2	0.50	0.50	32
	E. coli 1229 (R)	None	1.0	1.0	4.0
		150 mM NaCl	4.0	8.0	16
		1 mM CaCl2	2.0	4.0	32
		1 mM MgCl2	4.0	8.0	16
	E. coli 1238 (R)	None	0.50	0.50	4.0
		150 mM NaCl	0.50	0.50	8.0
		1 mM CaCl2	1.0	1.0	16
		1 mM MgCl2	1.0	1.0	8.0
	S.aureus 3089 (R)	None	32	64	4.0
	S.aureus 3090 (R)	None	16	64	4.0
	S.aureus 3108 (R)	None	32	64	2.0
	S.aureus 3114 (R)	None	16	64	4.0
	S.aureus 3126 (R)	None	16	64	4.0
Fungal strains	C. albicans	None	4.0	8.0	2.0
	M. obitus	None	8.0	8.0	4.0
	M. sloofiae	None	8.0	8.0	1.0