Table 1 Antifungal activity of mandimycin against WHO priority fungal pathogens

From: A polyene macrolide targeting phospholipids in the fungal cell membrane

WHO priority group

MDR pathogen

Resistant phenotype

MIC (μg ml−1)

Critical priority

Candida auris BNCC 357785

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

1

Candida auris BNCC 357784

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

1

Candida auris AMR05

AmpR, FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

2

Candida albicans BNCC 186382

FCAR

0.25

Candida albicans BNCC 337321

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

0.5

Candida albicans BNCC 336485

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

0.5

Cryptococcus neoformans BNCC 225501

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR

0.125

Cryptococcus neoformans BNCC 356067

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR

0.125

Aspergillus fumigatus BNCC 122691

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

2

Aspergillus fumigatus BNCC 340016

FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

2

High priority

Candida glabrata BNCC 337348

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

0.25

Candida tropicalis BNCC 340288

5-FUR

0.5

Candida parapsilosis BNCC 337317

TBFR, 5-FUR

1

Mucor sp. BNCC 195604

FCAR, 5-FUR

0.25

Fusarium sp. BNCC 340967

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR

1

Exophiala dermatitidis BNCC 360135

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR

1

Medium priority

Candida krusei BNCC 185429

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR, TBFR

2

Cryptococcus gattii BNCC 354891

FCAR, 5-FUR,TBFR

0.25

Talaromyces marneffei BNCC 334957

CPFR, FCAR, 5-FUR

2

Emergomyces pasteurianus BNCC 362479

5-FUR

2

  1. 5-FUR, 5-fluorocytosine resistance; AmpR, amphotericin B resistance; CPFR, caspofungin resistance; FCAR, fluconazole resistance; TBFR, terbinafine resistance. All MIC values were tested in three biological replicates with consistent results.