Antimicrobial properties and isotope investigations of South African honey

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 366-379

  Khan, F ^a   Hill, J ^b   Kaehler, S ^b,d   Allsopp, M ^c   van Vuuren, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Honey; Isotope; Protein; Wound pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; FOOD PRODUCTS; ISOTOPES; MICROORGANISMS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES; ANTIMICROBIAL; HONEY; HONEY SAMPLES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; STABLE-ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS; WOUND INFECTIONS; WOUND PATHOGENS;

PROTEINS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE CONTROL; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HONEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTEIN; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SAMPLING; WOUNDING;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONEY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPE DIAGNOSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; WATER CONTENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBON; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CARBON ISOTOPES; HONEY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PROTEINS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84904556793     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12533     Document Type: Article

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