Honey is a complex and variable mixture that contains more than 180 biochemical
compounds from various molecule families. This mixture is obtained after processing the …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Man has used honey to treat diseases since ancient times,
perhaps even before the history of medicine itself. Several civilizations have utilized natural …

Honey is considered to be a functional food with health-promoting properties. However, its
potential health benefits can be affected by individual composition that varies between …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely distributed in nature and, due to their beneficial effects
on the host, are used as probiotics. This review describes the applications of LAB in animal …

Aims: To study the antimicrobial activity of naringin (NAR), a flavonoid extracted from citrus
industry waste, and NAR derivatives [naringenin (NGE), prunin and alkyl prunin esters] …

Three surfactin-producing Bacillus subtilis strains, C4, M1 and G2III, previously isolated from
honey and intestines from the Apis mellifera L. bee, were phylogenetically characterized at …

Apis mellifera L. is one of the most important natural pollinators of significant crops and
flowers around the world. It can be affected by different types of illnesses: american …

Aims To identify lactic acid bacterial isolates, which promote immunoglobulin A (IgA)
production in honeybee products and honeybees (Apis mellifera). Methods and Results …

The principal objective of this study was to determine whether the honeys produced in
apiaries located in Pomeranian Voivodeship (Northern Poland) contain bacteria producing …

Four Enterococcus faecium strains isolated from fermented products were evaluated for
potential use as probiotic strains. In addition to efaAfm gene, commonly found in E. faecium …