Interactions among flavonoids of propolis affect antibacterial activity against the honeybee pathogen Paenibacillus larvae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-72

  Mihai, Cristina Manuela ^a   Mârghitaş, Liviu Al ^a   Dezmirean, Daniel S ^a   Chirilâ, Flore ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^a,b   Schlüns, Helge ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

American Foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Flavonoids; Polyphenols; Propolis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLAVONOID; PROPOLIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PAENIBACILLUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BEES; FLAVONOIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PAENIBACILLUS; PROPOLIS;

APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE;

EID: 84859734719     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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