Fungal Community Investigation from Propolis Natural Products: Diversity and Antibacterial Activities Evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Discovering new species and interesting bioactive metabolites from customary sources is becoming progressively laborious. Propolis constitutes the largest diversified reserve of microbial constituents in the beehive. However, fungal communities associated with these environments remain insufficiently established. We present the first detailed investigation of the cultivable fungal community associated with Tunisian propolis, and we evaluate its antibacterial properties against pathogenic bacteria. A total of 80 fungal strains were isolated from propolis samples derived from seven different Tunisian locations. The majority of the isolated fungi were classified as Ascomycota (97.5%), and only 2.5% belonged to Basidiomycota. Our collection was clustered into 15 genera, among whi

SUBMITTER: Sallemi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034937 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature