title: Comparison between antifungal and antibacterial activities of several strains of Epicoccum purpurascens from the Mediterranean area.
abstract: The antimicrobial activities of seven Epicoccum purpurascens strains isolated either from evergreen oak leaves (Quercus ilex) collected over a period of one year, or from the atmosphere were compared in vitro. Two strains sporulated and conspicuously inhibited the growth of Staphylococcus aureus and Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Thin-layer chromatographic studies showed the existence of some compounds, such as flavipin, which were common to all the strains. Epicorazine B was present in the extracts of only the two most active strains.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Faculté des Sciences de Saint Jérôme, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mallea
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesando
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khoulalene
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000276:immunology; D002175:Candida / Q000276:immunology; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000276:immunology*; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents