A Comparison between the Anti-Microbial Activity of Native Propolis and the Anti-Microbial Activity of Imported Ones against Different Health Microbes
Propolis is a gum-like product gathered by bees from various plants. It is known that the propolis has anti-bacterial, anticarcinogenic, and immune-stimulating biological activities. In the present study, we have investigated the anti-microbial activity of propolis against certain important human mi...
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Published in | Jordan journal of biological sciences Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 65 - 70 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Az Zarqa' - Jordan
The Hashemite University : The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies
2015
The Hashemite University, Deanship of Academic Research and Graduate |
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Summary: | Propolis is a gum-like product gathered by bees from various plants. It is known that the propolis has anti-bacterial, anticarcinogenic,
and immune-stimulating biological activities. In the present study, we have investigated the anti-microbial
activity of propolis against certain important human microbes. The paper disc diffusion method was used to investigate the
propolis activity and the inhibition zones were measured. Results revealed that the ethanolic and water extracts of propolis
have a strong inhibitory potential against Aspergillus brasiliensis Varga and Escherichia coli Migula strain (ATCC
0157:H7) regardless of the time of propolis harvesting. The propolis ethanolic and water extracts were ineffective against
Escherichia coli strain (ATCC 29522) and Proteus mirabilis Hauser. Jordan propolis was the most effective in inhibiting
the Enterobacter aerogenes 35029 Hormaeche and Edwards than the Chinese, Turkish and Tablet propolis samples.
Furthermore, the Jordan propolis and the Chinese crude 2 propolis were the most effective against the Candida albicans
mold. The Chinese propolis was the most effective against A. brasiliensis mold. |
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ISSN: | 1995-6673 |
DOI: | 10.12816/0026951 |