Management of Cosmetic Embarrassment Caused by Malassezia spp. with Fruticose Lichen Cladia Using Phylogenetic Approach

Table 1

Antifungal activity of 50% ethanolic extract of Cladia aggregata (Swartz) Nyl. compared with synthetic fluconazole against the Malassezia spp.

Selected pathogens	Antifungal activity
	Ethanolic extract Cladia aggregata (Swartz) Nyl.		Fluconazole
	IC50 (mg/mL)	MIC (mg/mL)	IC50 (mg/mL)	MIC (mg/mL)
M. furfur	2.51	2.72	0.021	0.034
M. globosa	0.31	0.63	0.0004	0.006
M. sympodialis	0.04	1.28	0.047	0.051
M. restricta	No activity	No activity	0.026	0.051