| Literature DB >> 19554760 |
A P Farnesi1, R Aquino-Ferreira, D De Jong, J K Bastos, A E E Soares.
Abstract
We examined the antibacterial activities of several types of propolis, including Africanized honey bee green propolis and propolis produced by meliponini bees. The antibacterial activity of green propolis against Micrococcus luteus and Staphylococcus aureus was superior to that of Melipona quadrifasciata and Scaptotrigona sp propolis. Only two samples of propolis (green propolis and Scaptotrigona sp propolis) were efficient against Escherichia coli. Melipona quadrifasciata propolis was better than green propolis and Scaptotrigona sp propolis against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We concluded that these resins have potential for human and veterinary medicine.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19554760 DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2kerr023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Genet Mol Res ISSN: 1676-5680