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. 2017 May 24;8(2):111–124. doi: 10.1080/21501203.2017.1324529

Table 1.

Details of antibacterial activities of Ganoderma sp. parts, products and compounds.

Ganodermasp. Extraction Solvent Parts/products/compounds Tested bacteria strains Method MIC/MBC References
G. atrum EtOH soluble acidic components Fruiting bodies S. aureus sub species Aureus, E. coli, B.subtilis, P. vulgaris Micro dilution 1.56-25mg/ml/3.125-25mg/ml (Li et al. 2012)
G. lucidium 96%EtOH Fruiting bodies H. pylori ATCC 43504, S. aureus ATCC 26003 Micro plate Agar,
Disc fusion Assay
<1.0mg/ml &<10mg/ml resp./ND (Shang et al. 2013)
G. colossum Hexane: CH2Cl2(2:7) Colossolactone E(6), 23 hydroxycolossolactone E(53) B. subtilisIMI 347329, P.syringae var IMI 34748(ACTCC 19310) TLC Agar Overlay ND (Lauretta Nwanneka Ofodile et al. 2011)
G. pfeifferiBres. CH2 Cl2 Ganomycins A- B(27–28) S. aureus(ATCC 6538), B. subtilis(SBUG 14), E. coli(SBUG 13), P. mirabilis (SBUG 47), S. marcescens(SBUG 9), M. flavus(SBUG 16) Micro dilution 2.5-25µg/mL/ND (Mothana et al. 2000)
G. applanatum 96%EtOH Mycelia extract B. cereus (clinical isolate), M. flavusATCC10240, S. aureusATCC6538, L. monocytogenesNCTC7973, E. coliATCC35218, E. cloacae (human isolate), P. aeruginosaATCC27853 and S. typhimuriumATCC13311 Colorimetric Microbial Viability Assay 1.16–1.90mg/ml/2.54–4.00mg/ml (Cilerdzic et al. 2016)
G. carnosum 96%EtOH Mycelia extract B. cereus (clinical isolate), M. flavusATCC10240, S. aureusATCC6538, L. monocytogenesNCTC7973, E. coli ATCC35218, E. cloacae (human isolate), P. aeruginosaATCC27853 and S. typhimuriumATCC13311 Colorimetric Microbial Viability Assay 1.16–4.00mg/ml/1.16–4.00mg/ml (Cilerdzic et al. 2016)
G. lucidium 96%EtOH Mycelia extract B. cereus (clinical isolate), M. flavusATCC10240, S. aureusATCC6538, L. monocytogenesNCTC7973, E. coli ATCC35218, E. cloacae (human isolate), P. aeruginosaATCC27853 and S. typhimuriumATCC13311 Colorimetric Microbial Viability Assay 1.00–1.67mg/ml/1.16-400mg/ml (Cilerdzic et al. 2016)
G. colossusm CH2Cl2, MeOH, H2O Fruiting bodies S. aureus(ATCC 29213), B. subtilis(ATCC 6059), E. coli (ATCC 25922),P. aeruginosa(ATCC 27853), M. flavus(SBUG 16) Agar Diffusion ND (Al-Fatimi et al. 2005)
G. resinaceum CH2Cl2, MeOH, H2O Fruiting bodies S. aureus (ATCC 29213), B. subtilis(ATCC 6059), E. coli (ATCC 25922),P. aeruginosa(ATCC 27853), M. flavus(SBUG 16) Agar Diffusion ND (Al-Fatimi et al. 2005)
G. applanatum MeOH Fruiting bodies E.coli(ATCC 25922) Micro dilution ND (Zengin et al. 2015)
G.lucidum EtOH and H2O Fruiting bodies S. aureus(MTCC 96), B. cereus (MTCC 430), P. aeruginosa(MTCC 424) Micro dilution 80-200mg/ml/ND (Karwa & Rai 2012)
G. lucidum Hexane and chloroform Fruiting bodies S. aureus(ATCC 6538), B. subtilis(ATCC 6633) Agar Diffusion 6.25mg/ml/ND (Vazirian et al. 2014)
G. lucidum Hexane and chloroform Ergosta-5,7,22-trien-3β-yl acetate(11),ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-yl acetate(70),ergosta-7,22-dien-3-one(15),
ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol(13), ergosta-5,7,22 trien,-3β-ol(12), ganodermadiol(20)
S. aureus(ATCC 6538), B. subtilis(ATCC 6633)   2.5-5mg/ml/ND (Vazirian et al. 2014)
G.lucidum Hot H2O Carpophores B. anthracisATCC 6603, B. cereus ATCC 27348, B. subtilisATCC 6633, M. luteus ATCC 9341, S. aureus ATCC 25923,E.coilATCC 259 22, K. oxytocaATCC 8724, K. pneumoniaeATCC 10031, P. vulgaris ATCC 27853, S. typhiATCC 6229 Micro dilution 1.25–5.0mg/ml/ND (Yoon et al. 1994)
G. lucidium 96% EtOH Basidiocarps B. cereus (clinical isolate), M. flavusATCC10240, S. aureusATCC6538, L. monocytogenesNCTC7973, E. coli ATCC35218, E. cloacae (human isolate), P. aeruginosaATCC27853 & S. typhimuriumATCC13311 Disc-diffusion & Micro dilution 1–3.4mg/ml/1.4–4.0mg/ml (Ćilerdžić et al. 2014)
G.lucidium 95% EtOH 12b-acetoxy-3β,7 β -dihydroxy-11,15,23-trioxolanost-8-en-26-oic acid butyl ester(71) S. aureus(ATCC 6538) & B.subtilis(ATCC6633) Micro dilution 68.5 µM&123.8 µM (Liu et al. 2014)
G. lucidum MeOH NG S. aureus(ATCC 6538),B.cereus(clinical isolate), L. monocytogenes(NCTC 7973), M. flavus(ATCC 10240), P. aeruginosa(ATCC 27853), E. coli (ATCC 35210), S. typhimurium(ATCC 13311), E. cloacae (human isolate) Micro dilution 0.0125–0.75mg/ml/0.035–1.5mg/ml (Heleno et al. 2013)
G. lucidium H2O Mycelia(Protein extract) S. epidermidis, B. subtilis, B .cereus E. coli, P. aeruginosa Micro dilution 20–81.5mg/ml/ND (Sa-Ard et al. 2015)
G. lucidium H2O Fruiting bodies(Protein extract) S. epidermidis, S. aureus, B. subtilis, B. cereus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa   81.5-512mg/ml/ND (Sa-Ard et al. 2015)
G. orbiforme MeOH, EtOAc, Acetone Mycelia# M. tuberculosis Green Fluorescent Protein Micro Plate Assay 0.781-50µg/mL/ND (Isaka et al. 2016)

MeOH-Methanol; EtOH-Ethanol; dH2O- Distilled water; NG- Data Not Given; ZOI-Zone Of Inhibition; MIC- Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; MBC- Minimum Bactericidal Concentration; S. aureus- Staphylococcus aureus; B. subtilis- Bacillus subtilis;, #(astraodoric acid B(50), ganorbiformin F(72), ganoderic acid TR(34), ganoderic acid T(73), ganoderic acid S(18), (22S,24E)-3β,15α,22-triacetoxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(41), (24E)-3β-acetoxy-7α-hydroxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(44), (24E)-3β,15α-diacetoxy-7α-hydroxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(43), (22S,24E)-7α-hydroxy-3β,15α,22-triacetoxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(42), (22S,24E)-3β,22-diacetoxy-7α-methoxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(46), (22S,24E)-7α-Methoxy-3β,15α,22-triacetoxylanosta-8,24-dien-26-oic acid(47), (22S,24E)-3β,22-diacetoxylanosta-7,9(11),24-trien-26-oic acid(45).