The antimicrobial activity of honey against common equine wound bacterial isolates

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 110-114

  Carnwath, R ^a   Graham, E M ^b   Reynolds, K ^b   Pollock, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bees; Equine; Healing; Honey; Resistance; Wound

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUIDAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GAMMA RADIATED MEDICAL GRADE HONEY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HONEY; LOCAL BEEKEEPERS HONEY; MANUKA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; NON IRRADIATED MEDICAL GRADE HONEY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCOTTISH HEATHER HONEY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCIURI; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUI ZOOEPIDEMICUS; SUPERMARKET HONEY; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; VETERINARY;

APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLUNA; EQUIDAE; FUNGI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HONEY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84893001534     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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