Candida spp. and Cryptococcus are conditional pathogenic fungi that commonly infect immunocompromised patients.
Over the past few decades, the increase in antifungal resistance has prompted the development of new antifungal agents. In
this study, we explored the potential antifungal effects of secretions from Serratia marcescens on Candida spp. and Cryptococcus
neoformans. We confirmed that the supernatant of S. marcescens inhibited fungal growth, suppressed hyphal and
biofilm formation, and downregulated the expression of hyphae-specific genes and virulence-related genes in Candida spp.
and C. neoformans. Furthermore, the S. marcescens supernatant retained biological stability after heat, pH, and protease
K treatment. The chemical profile of the S. marcescens supernatant was characterized by ultra-high-performance liquid
chromatography–linear ion trap/orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry analysis and a total of 61 compounds with an
mzCloud best match of greater than 70 were identified. In vivo, treatment with the S. marcescens supernatant reduced the
mortality of fungi-infected Galleria mellonella. Taken together, our results revealed that the stable antifungal substances in
the supernatant of S. marcescens have promising potential applications in the development of new antifungal agents.
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