▁of ▁vir al ▁in fe ctions , ▁such ▁as ▁severe ▁ac ute ▁resp ir atory ▁synd rome ▁( S AR S ). ▁ ▁Ant if ung al ▁activity ▁L act o fer rin ▁and ▁la ct o fer ric in ▁in hib it ▁in ▁vit ro ▁growth ▁of ▁Tr ich oph y ton ▁ment ag ro phy tes , ▁which ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁several ▁skin ▁dise ases ▁such ▁as ▁ring w orm . ▁L act o fer rin ▁also ▁acts ▁against ▁the ▁Cand ida ▁alb icans ▁– ▁a ▁dip lo id ▁fung us ▁( a ▁form ▁of ▁ye ast ) ▁that ▁causes ▁opportun istic ▁or al ▁and ▁gen ital ▁in fe ctions ▁in ▁humans . ▁Fl u con az ole ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁used ▁against ▁Cand ida ▁alb icans , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁emer gence ▁of ▁stra ins ▁resist ant ▁to ▁this ▁drug . ▁However , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁la ct o fer rin ▁with ▁flu con az ole ▁can ▁act ▁against ▁flu con az ole - res istant ▁stra ins ▁of ▁Cand ida ▁alb icans ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁Cand ida : ▁C . ▁gl ab r ata , ▁C . ▁k ru se i , ▁C . ▁par aps il osis ▁and ▁C . ▁tropical is . ▁Ant if ung al ▁activity ▁is ▁observed ▁for ▁sequ ential ▁inc ub ation ▁of ▁Cand ida ▁with ▁la ct o fer rin ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁flu con az ole , ▁but ▁not ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁The ▁ant if ung al ▁activity