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Exclusive to Apitherapy News:
Buckwheat, Blueberry Honeys Most Active Against Wound Bacteria
Evaluation of Efficacy of Canadian Honeys Against Wound-Infecting
Bacteria in vitro
http://tinyurl.com/a8qqax
[Note: The results of this study were presented at the recent convention
of the Ontario Beekeepers’ Association in Niagara Falls, Canada.]
Authors: Katrina Brudzynski, Robert Lanningan
Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, London Health
Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Honeys possessing antibacterial activity have been demonstrated to be
useful as an adjunct topical treatment of infected wounds and burns.
Canadian honeys have been shown to posses antibacterial activity against
two standard bacterial species, Gram-negative Escherichia coli (ATCC
14948) and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633), however their
activity against wound-infecting bacteria have not been adequately
investigated yet.
Purpose: To evaluate the susceptibility of seven clinical isolates from
infected wounds to Canadian honeys in vitro...
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