The antibacterial activity of propolis produced by Apis mellifera L. and Brazilian stingless bees



Título del documento: The antibacterial activity of propolis produced by Apis mellifera L. and Brazilian stingless bees
Revista: The journal of venomous animals and toxins
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000298741
ISSN: 0104-7930
Autores: 1


Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 7
Número: 2
Paginación: 173-182
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés his 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" > "Manduri" = A. mellifera > "Uruçu" > "Mandaçaia" > "Iraí" > "Tiúba" > "Jataí" > "Arapuá" = Ethanol; Enterococcus sp - "Cupira" > "Manduri" > A. mellifera > "Mandaçaia" > "Uruçu" > "Tiúba" > "Jataí" > "Arapuá" = Ethanol; E. coli - "Manduri" > "Jataí" > Ethanol > A. mellifera > "Uruçu" > "Cupira" > "Iraí". Propolis produced by "Cupira" and "Manduri" bees showed higher antibacterial activity than A. mellifera
Disciplinas: Biología
Palabras clave: Microbiología,
Propóleo,
Extracto etanólico,
Actividad antibacteriana,
Staphylococcus aureus,
Escherichia coli
Keyword: Biology,
Microbiology,
Propolis,
Ethanolic extract,
Antibacterial activity,
Staphylococcus aureus,
Escherichia coli
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