Comparison of the Antimicrobial Activities of Four Honeys From Three Countries (New Zealand, Cuba, and Kenya)

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Comparison of the Antimicrobial Activities of Four Honeys From Three Countries (New Zealand, Cuba, and Kenya)

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Skin and chronic wound infections are an increasing and urgent health problem worldwide. Their management is difficult and the development of antibiotic resistance by both planktonic and biofilm-associated bacteria necessitates the use of alternative treatments. The purpose of this study was to compare the antimicrobial activity of four honeys from different floral and geographical origins: Melipona beecheii honey (Cuba) and three Apis mellifera honeys [Manuka honey (New Zealand), A. mellifer...

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2018-06-01

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Gianluca Morroni / José M. Alvarez-Suarez / Andrea Brenciani / Serena Simoni / Simona Fioriti / Armanda Pugnaloni / Francesca Giampieri / Luca Mazzoni / Massimiliano Gasparrini / Emanuela Marini / Marina Mingoia / Maurizio Battino / Eleonora Giovanetti

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Frontiers in Microbiology

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01378/full

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honey / antimicrobial activity / minimum active dilution / biofilm / bacterial ultrastructural analysis / Microbiology

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