The antimicrobial activity and phenolic compounds of five Finnish honey products against important human pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus were analyzed. Microbroth dilution method and HPLC-DAD were used in antimicrobial testing and phenolic compound determination, respectively. Significant antimicrobial activity (p<0.01) against all the tested pathogens was found from willow herb (Epilobium angustifolium), heather (Calluna vulgaris), and buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) honeys. This is the first report on antimicrobial activity of Finnish monofloral honeys against streptococcal and staphylococcal bacteria. To our knowledge this is also the first report on the antimicrobial effect of honey against S. pneumoniae.
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Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, NetherlandsErasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bogaert, D
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de Groot, R
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de Groot, R
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Hermans, PWM
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Inst Politecn Braganca, Escola Super Agr Braganca, CIMO Mt Res Ctr, P-5301855 Braganca, PortugalInst Politecn Braganca, Escola Super Agr Braganca, CIMO Mt Res Ctr, P-5301855 Braganca, Portugal
Estevinho, Leticia
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Pereira, Ana Paula
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Pereira, Ana Paula
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Dias, Luis G.
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Dias, Luis G.
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Pereira, Ermelinda
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Johannesburg Hosp, Dept Med, Div Pulmonol, Johannesburg, South Africa
Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Johannesburg, South AfricaJohannesburg Hosp, Dept Med, Div Pulmonol, Johannesburg, South Africa
Feldman, Charles
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Anderson, Ronald
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Univ Pretoria, MRC Unit Inflammat & Immun, Dept Immunol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
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Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, NetherlandsErasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bogaert, D
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de Groot, R
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de Groot, R
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Hermans, PWM
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Erasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, NetherlandsErasmus MC Sophia Rotterdam, Lab Paediat, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Inst Politecn Braganca, Escola Super Agr Braganca, CIMO Mt Res Ctr, P-5301855 Braganca, PortugalInst Politecn Braganca, Escola Super Agr Braganca, CIMO Mt Res Ctr, P-5301855 Braganca, Portugal
Estevinho, Leticia
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Pereira, Ana Paula
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Pereira, Ana Paula
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Moreira, Leandro
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Moreira, Leandro
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Dias, Luis G.
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Dias, Luis G.
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Pereira, Ermelinda
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Johannesburg Hosp, Dept Med, Div Pulmonol, Johannesburg, South Africa
Univ Witwatersrand, Fac Hlth Sci, Johannesburg, South AfricaJohannesburg Hosp, Dept Med, Div Pulmonol, Johannesburg, South Africa
Feldman, Charles
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Anderson, Ronald
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Univ Pretoria, MRC Unit Inflammat & Immun, Dept Immunol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
Natl Hlth Lab Serv, Tshwane Acad Div, Pretoria, South AfricaJohannesburg Hosp, Dept Med, Div Pulmonol, Johannesburg, South Africa