Antibacterial and antimycotic activities of Slovenian honeys

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 154-158

  Kuncič, M Kralj ^a   Jaklic D ^a   Lapanje, A ^b   Gunde Cimerman, Nina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Institute of Physical Biology   (Slovenia)

^c Centre of Excellence for Integrated Approaches in Chemistry and Biology of Proteins CipKeBiP   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Honey; Hydrogen peroxide; Microbial sensitivity tests

Indexed keywords

PEROXIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CATALASE; GLUCOSE OXIDASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NUTRACEUTICAL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; SLOVENIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; APITHERAPY; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FUNGAL STRAIN;

ABIES; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOTORULA MUCILAGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; APITHERAPY; BACTERIA; HONEY; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SLOVENIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873134695     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2012.12069144     Document Type: Article

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