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. 2017 Oct;112(10):692–697. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760170144

TABLE I. Antifungal, antibacterial and antimalarial activities of endophytic fungal extracts associated with the plant Vellozia gigantea .

Fungal species UFMGCBa Yeastsb Filamentous fungib Bacteria Actinobacteriab Malariac





CA CG CK CN AF SA SA MRS EC PA MI PC(D6)d
Diaporthe miriciae 9720 148.79 11.40 40.83 > 200 > 200 > 200 65.80 > 200 > 200 > 200 94
Trichoderma effusum 9736 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 64.60 > 200 > 200 31.98 24
Penicillium herquei 9829 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 24.40 9.98 > 200 > 200 > 200 17
P. adametzii 9894 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 > 200 23.24 > 200 > 200 > 200 36
P. quebecense 9928 10.81 18.81 14.89 > 200 > 200 > 200 >200 > 200 > 200 > 200 39
Control drugs Amphotericin B 0.28 0.29 0.63 0.31 1.43 - - - - - -
  Ciprofloxacin - - - - - 0.13 0.11 0.01 0.09 0.40 -
  Chloroquine - - - - - - - - - - 90
  Artemisinin - - - - - - - - - - 92

a: culture of microorganisms and cells of the Universidade Federal of Minas Gerais; b: concentration which the extract displayed activity against yeasts, filamentous fungi, bacteria and actinobacteria; c: against Plasmodium falciparum the extract was assayed at 15.866 µg mL-1 and the results showed in (d) percentage of inhibition. CA: Candida albicans; CG: C. glabrata; CK: C. krusei; CN: Cryptococcus neformans; AF: Aspergillus fumigatus; SA: Staphylococcus aureus; SA MRS: S. aureus methicillin resistant; EC: Escherichia coli; PA: Pseudomonoas aeruginosa; MI: Mycobacterium intracellulare; PC (D6) P. falciparum chloroquine sensitive.