In Vitro Antimicrobial Potential of Portuguese Propolis Extracts from Geres against Pathogenic Microorganisms.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of humanity's main health problems today. Despite all the breakthroughs and research over the past few years, the number of microbial illnesses that are resistant to the available antibiotics is increasing at an alarming rate. In this article, we estimated the biomedical potential of Portuguese propolis harvested from the Gerês apiary over five years, evaluating the in vitro antimicrobial effect of five hydroalcoholic extracts prepared from five single propolis samples and of a hydroalcoholic extract obtained from the mixture of all samples. The antimicrobial potential was firstly assessed by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of these extracts against a panel of three Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, methicillin-sensitive <

SUBMITTER: Oliveira RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11273468 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature