Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Bee Venom from Different Sources (original) (raw)

3 Abstract: The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of bee venom from different sources against selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains of medical importance. Three different samples of bee venom (BV) collected from the honeybee Apis mellifera as well as whole bee extract were assessed for their potential use as antibacterial agents against five pathogenic bacterial strains including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Both bee venom and whole bee extract exhibited antibacterial activity against all five bacterial strains with different levels according to the type. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of BV and whole bee extract were determined with values ranging from 1000-3800 µg/ml. The results of the current study indicate that BV inhibits the growth and survival of bacterial strains and that BV can be used as complementary antimicrobial...

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