Antimicrobial Effect of Commercial Propolis Extract (BEEO©)
Abstract
In this study,
antimicrobial activities of 7 different commercial bee products formulations of
(BEE'O)© consisting of raw honey, propolis and Royal jelly were
investigated in terms of antimicrobial properties. A wide screening
antimicrobial tests againts Escherichia coli, Yersinia pseudo
tuberculosis, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella pneumonias subp.
pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus
faecalis, Streptococcus mutants, Streptococcus agalactiae, Bacillus cereus, Lactobacillus
acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Mycobacterium smegmatis, Candida
albicans, Candida tropicalis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
were tested. Agar well dilution and broth-dilution methods were used to measure
the activities. The results confirm that all formulations have substantial
antimicrobial potentials, and but the pure ethanolic propolis extracts were
showed higher antimicrobial potentials than the mixtures. In conclusion,
propolis and their mixtures are good antimicrobial agents and they can be used
as an alternative to synthetic drugs as a preservative and complementary
medicine.
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