Study of the in vitro sensitivity to honey bee propolis of Staphylococcus aureus strains characterized by different sensitivity to antibiotics

Annals of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-243

  Dolci, P ^a   Ozino, O I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial property; Propolis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROPOLIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0348219065     PISSN: 15904261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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