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The minimum inhibitory concentration of various antifungal products (including PTS and PTSO) was determined versus 203 clinical isolates of Candida spp. through broth microdilution assay. Additionally, the antimicrobial activity through aerial diffusion of PTS and PTSO was evaluated over the growth of a collection of bacteria and yeasts cultivated in agar plates. All yeasts were susceptible to the antifungals tested, except C. glabrata and C. krusei, that showed azole resistance. PTSO (MIC50 and MIC90 ranged from 4 to 16 mg\/L and 8 to 32 mg\/L, respectively) was significantly more active against yeasts than PTS (MIC50 and MIC90 ranged from 16 to 64 mg\/L and 32 to 64 mg\/L). Values were higher than those obtained for antifungal drugs. Gaseous phases of PTS and PTSO generated growth inhibition zones whose diameters were directly related to the substances concentration and inversely related to the microbial inoculum. The quantification of PTS and PTSO levels reached in the growth media through aerial diffusion displayed a concentration gradient from the central zone to the periphery. Only P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 showed resistance, while yeasts (C. albicans ATCC 200955 and C. krusei ATCC 6258) presented the higher susceptibility to both compounds. These results suggest that PTS and PTSO display antibacterial and anti-candidiasis activity in vitro through aerial diffusion, having potential use in human therapy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ph14010021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,29]],"date-time":"2020-12-29T10:04:46Z","timestamp":1609236286000},"page":"21","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":37,"title":["Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Propyl-Propane-Thiosulfinate and Propyl-Propane-Thiosulfonate, Two Organosulfur Compounds from Allium cepa: In Vitro Antimicrobial Effect via the Gas Phase"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0249-2291","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Antonio","family":"Sorlozano-Puerto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and PhD Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada-ibs, Avda. de la Investigaci\u00f3n, 11, 18016 Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Albertuz-Crespo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and PhD Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada-ibs, Avda. de la Investigaci\u00f3n, 11, 18016 Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isaac","family":"Lopez-Machado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and PhD Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada-ibs, Avda. de la Investigaci\u00f3n, 11, 18016 Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lidia","family":"Gil-Martinez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena, 82, 18620 Alhend\u00edn, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan Jose","family":"Ariza-Romero","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena, 82, 18620 Alhend\u00edn, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alba","family":"Maroto-Tello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena, 82, 18620 Alhend\u00edn, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1691-2587","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alberto","family":"Ba\u00f1os-Arjona","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DMC Research Center, Camino de Jayena, 82, 18620 Alhend\u00edn, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6146-9740","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jose","family":"Gutierrez-Fernandez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and PhD Program in Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada-ibs, Avda. de la Investigaci\u00f3n, 11, 18016 Granada, Spain"},{"name":"Laboratory of Microbiology, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital-ibs, Avda. de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2, 18012 Granada, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"12591","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules190812591","article-title":"Allicin: Chemistry and biological properties","volume":"19","author":"Borlinghaus","year":"2014","journal-title":"Molecules"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"637","DOI":"10.1002\/ptr.4796","article-title":"A review of the cardiovascular benefits and antioxidant properties of allicin","volume":"27","author":"Chan","year":"2013","journal-title":"Phytother. 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