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Mushrooms produce a variety of bioactive compounds that are known to have a potential source of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Natural antioxidants can protect against free radicals without any side effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of  Auricularia  and  Termitomyces  extracts. Specimens of  Auricularia  and  Termitomyces  spp. were collected from Kakamega National Reserve Forest in Kenya. Specimens were identified, extracted, and screened for their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities using stable free radical DPPH and colorimetric bioassay methods, respectively. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts was tested against  Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae ,  Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,  Staphylococcus aureus,  MRSA,  Candida albicans , and  Candida parapsilosis . The maximum scavenging activity of hot water extract of  Auricularia  spp. was observed at 70.4% with the IC 50  value of 40  μ g/mL. Of the three extracts of  Termitomyces  spp., 70% ethanol extract has shown the highest scavenging activity (63%) with the IC 50  value of 50  μ g/mL. Chloroform and hot water extracts of  Auricularia  have shown statistically significantly different antifungal activities against  C. parapsilosis  ( df  = 2, F = 22.49,  p  ≤ 0.05). Of all the organisms,  S. aureus  was highly susceptible to 70% ethanol and hot water extracts of  Termitomyces  spp. with minimum inhibitory concentration values of 0.67±0.29 mg/mL.  S. aureus  and  E. coli  were the most susceptible and resistant bacteria to the hot water extract, respectively. In conclusion, the extracts of  Auricularia  spp. and  Termitomyces  spp. have shown promising antimicrobial and antioxidant activities.

Investigation of Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Different Extracts of Auricularia and Termitomyces Species of Mushrooms