Antibacterial comparative study between extracts of mexican propolis and of three plants which use apis mellifera for its production

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1250-1254

  Orozco, Amparo Londono ^a   Acevedo, Jose Guillermo Avila ^b   Martinez, Ma Margarita Canales ^b   Delgado, Claudia Tzasna Hernandez ^b   Serrano, P Rocio ^a   Ortiz, Cesar Mateo Flores ^b   Diaz, Angel Duran ^b   Carrillo, Jose Guillermo Penieres ^a   Tovar, Carlos Gerardo Garcia ^a   Sanchez, Tonatiuh Alejandro Cruz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b National Autonomus University of Mexico Avenida de Los Barrios ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Apis mellifera; Beehives; Floral extracts; Mexican plant extracts; Propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954633623     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1250.1254     Document Type: Article

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