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Provedor de dados: | 79
País: | Brazil
Título: | The antibacterial activity of propolis produced by Apis mellifera L. and Brazilian stingless bees
Autores: | FERNANDES JR.,A.; LEOMIL,L.; FERNANDES,A.A.H.; SFORCIN,J.M.
Data: | 2001-12-01
Ano: | 2001
Palavras-chave: | Ethanolic extract of propolis; Apis mellifera; Brazilian stingless bees; S. aureus; E. coli; Enterococcus sp.
Resumo: | This study investigated the antibacterial activity of propolis produced by A. mellifera and Brazilian stingless bees, called "meliponíneos". Susceptibility tests to ethanolic extracts of propolis (EEP) were performed using bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus sp, and Escherichia coli) isolated from human infections. Dilution of EEP in agar (%v/v) was used for determination of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC). The stingless bee species (and common names) were: Nannotrigona testaceicornis ("Iraí"), Tetragonisca angustula ("Jataí"), Trigona spinipes ("Arapuá"), Scaptotrigona sp ("Tiúba"), Partamona sp ("Cupira"), Melipona scutellaris ("Uruçu"), Melipona sp ("Manduri"), and Melipona mandaçaia ("Mandaçaia"). EEP inhibitory efficiencies according to bacterial strains were: S. aureus - "Cupira" &gt; "Manduri" = A. mellifera &gt; "Uruçu" &gt; "Mandaçaia" &gt; "Iraí" &gt; "Tiúba" &gt; "Jataí" &gt; "Arapuá" = Ethanol; Enterococcus sp - "Cupira" &gt; "Manduri" &gt; A. mellifera &gt; "Mandaçaia" &gt; "Uruçu" &gt; "Tiúba" &gt; "Jataí" &gt; "Arapuá" = Ethanol; E. coli - "Manduri" &gt; "Jataí" &gt; Ethanol &gt; A. mellifera &gt; "Uruçu" &gt; "Cupira" &gt; "Iraí". Propolis produced by "Cupira" and "Manduri" bees showed higher antibacterial activity than A. mellifera.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302001000200003
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos - CEVAP, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
Relação: | 10.1590/S0104-79302001000200003
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins  v.7 n.2 2001
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess