title: Antifungal activity of plant extracts against Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer.
abstract: Despite recent advances in antifungal development, fungi remain a devastating threat to human health and compromise viability of the food supply. Plant based antimicrobials represent a vast untapped source with tremendous potential. Herein we present the antifungal properties of more than 50 plant extracts against two important human and agricultural pathogens, Aspergillus niger and Rhizopus stolonifer. Multiple extracts exhibit promising MIC values of less than 100 μg/mL and are reported for both fungal species.
authors.forename: Venkatasaichaitanya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Surapuram
authors.forename: William N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Setzer
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: McFeeters
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McFeeters
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts