Effects of stingless bee and honey bee propolis on four species of bacteria

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Farnesi, A P ^a   Aquino Ferreira, R ^a   De Jong, D ^a   Bastos, J K ^a   Soares, A E E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apitherapy; Propolis

Indexed keywords

PROPOLIS;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEYBEE; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCAPTOTRIGONA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STINGLESS BEE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BEES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROPOLIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MELIPONA QUADRIFASCIATA; MELIPONINAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCAPTOTRIGONA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 67649415065     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2kerr023     Document Type: Article

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