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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