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Antibacterial Activity of Stingless Bee Honey Rivals that of Manuka
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C Hooper <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 8 Feb 2008 05:08:13 -0700
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Antibacterial Activity of Stingless Bee Honey Rivals that of Manuka

Antibacterial Activity of Honey from Stingless Honeybees
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2007, Vol. 56, No 4, 281-285
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2008/02/antibacterial-activity-of-stingless.html

...In the present study, we clearly showed that honey from stingless honeybees possesses strong total and non-peroxide antibacterial activities using the same method for measuring the UMF number, suggesting that the antibacterial activity of stingless honeybees is powerful, even when compared to those of manuka honey...

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