A pilot study investigating lactic acid bacterial symbionts from the honeybee in inhibiting human chronic wound pathogens

International Wound Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 729-737

  Butler, Éile ^a   Oien, Rut F ^b   Lindholm, Christina ^c   Olofsson, Tobias C ^a   Nilson, Bo ^d   Vásquez, Alejandra ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^d Clinical Microbiology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chronic wounds; Honey; Honeybee; Lactic acid bacteria; Microbial characterisation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIUM; BEE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SYMBIOSIS; VARICOSE ULCER; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BEES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SYMBIOSIS; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85021346400     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/IWJ.12360     Document Type: Article

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