Fungal Secondary Metabolites/Dicationic Pyridinium Iodide Combinations in Combat against Multi-Drug Resistant Microorganisms.

The spread of antibiotic-resistant opportunistic microbes is a huge socioeconomic burden and a growing concern for global public health. In the current study, two endophytic fungal strains were isolated from roots and identified as MT597434.1 and KU324798.1. Secondary metabolites produced by and were extracted and tested for their antimicrobial activity. The highest activity was noticed against and treated with and secondary metabolites, respectively. crude extract was mainly composed of Pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester and 9-Octadecenoic acid ()-, methyl ester (26.66 and 18.01%, respectively), while crude extract's major components were 2,4-Decadienal, (,) and 9-Octadecenoic acid ()-, and methyl ester (10.69 and 10.32%, respectively). Moreover, a comparative study between the fungal extracts and dicationic pyridinium iodide showed that the combination of and secondary metabolites with dicationic pyridinium iodide compound showed a synergistic effect against . The combined formulae inhibited the bacterial growth after 4 to 6 h through cell wall breakage and cells deformation, with intracellular components leakage and increased ROS production.