THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY AND PROPOLIS AGAINST YEASTS CANDIDA SPECIES
Keywords:
honey, antifungal action, Candida species, diffusion methodAbstract
The aim of this study was to focus on the evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of
honey samples and ethanolic extract of propolis (EEP) against Candida species. The
honey concentrations - 50 % and 25 % of honey in distilled water were prepared.
These preparations were tested for antimicrobial activity against five different types
of yeasts: Candida crusei, Candida albicans, Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata,
Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis. The disc diffusion method using filter
paper discs was employed. The antimicrobial activity was determined as an
equivalent of the inhibition zones diameters (in millimeters) after incubation of the
cultures for 48 hours. There were not seen an inhibition zones against the yeasts
investigated in the 25 % and 50 % concentration of honey samples. The analysis
among the tested yeasts showed that Candida crusei was the most sensitive in 70 %
of EEP, and the sensitivity of the yeasts decreased in the order: Candida albicans >
Candida parapsilosis > Candida tropicalis > Candida glabrata.
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