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. 2019 Dec 30;18(1):33. doi: 10.3390/md18010033

Table 3.

Halophilic fungi showing antimicrobial activity.

Isolation Source Species Antimicrobial Activity Molecule Formula Reference
Abyssal marine sediment. Barents Sea. Arctic Ocean Aspergillus protuberus MUT 3638 S. aureus,
K. pneumoniae,
A. baumanii
and B. metallica
Bisvertinolone C28H33O9 [87]
Solar saltern, Phetchaburi, Thailand Aspergillus flavus,
Aspergillus gracilis,
and Aspergillus penicillioids
Antibacterial and antioxidant Crude extracellular compounds NR [102]
Putian saltern of Fujian, China Aspergillus flocculosus PT05-1 E. aerogenes,
P. aeruginosa,
and C. albicans
Ergosteroids:
(22R,23S)-epoxy-3b,11a,14b,16b-tetrahydr- oxyergosta-5,7-dien-12-one
C28H42O6 [100]
Pyrrole derivates:
6-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl) hexa-1,3,5-trienyl-4-methoxy-2H-pyran-2-one
C16H15NO3
Putian saltern of Fujian, China Aspergillus terreus PT06-2 E. aerogenes,
P. aeruginosa,
and C. albicans
Terremide A C21H17N3O5 [101]
Terremide B C21H15N3O4
Terrelactone A C24H26O8
Semiarid saltpans in Botwana Aspergillus terreus Tsp22 B. megaterium
and S. aureus
Crude extracellular compounds NR [103]

Abbreviations: Not reported (NR). Microorganisms: Acinetobacter (A.): A. baumanii. Bacillus (B.): B. megaterium. Burkholderia (B.): B. metallica. Candida (C.): C. albicans. Enterobacter (E.): E. aerogenes. Escherchia (E.): E. coli. Haemophilus (H.): H. influenzae. Klebsiella (K.): K. pneumonia. Pseudomonas (P.): P. aeruginosa. Staphylococcus (S.): S. aureus.