A Survey of the In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Heather (Erica Sp.) Organic Honey.
Monofloral heather (Erica sp.) honey samples (n = 89), harvested in Portugal according to European organic beekeeping rules, were analyzed to test their antifungal effect against Candida albicans, Candida krusei, and Cryptococcus neoformans. A synthetic honey solution was also tested to determine an...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Medicinal Food Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 1284 - 1289 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Oct2011
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