Antibacterial activity of honey from stingless honeybees [Hymenoptera; Apidae; Meliponinae]

• Autorzy: Temaru E , Shimura S. , Amano K. , Karasawa T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study was to examine antibacterial activity of the honey of stingless honeybees (Meliponinae). An agar well diffusion assay demonstrated that many honey samples of stingless honeybees inhibited the growth of test strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and Pseuclomonas aeruginosa; moreover, they exhibited non-peroxide antibacterial activity against those strains. This is the first time that non-peroxide antimicrobial activity of honey from a number of species of stingless honeybees has been demonstrated. These antibacterial activities appear to be powerful, even when compared to those of "manuka honey" from Apinae honeybees.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

stingless bee; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antibacterial activity; Staphylococcus aureus; Enterococcus faecalis; Apidae; honey; Meliponinae; Trigona spinipes; test strain; Escherichia coli; Hymenoptera; propolis

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Microbiology
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 56
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.281-285,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Temaru E

• Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa 920-0942, Japan

autor

Shimura S.

autor

Amano K.

autor

Karasawa T.

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