Efeito antimicrobiano in vitro da própolis / In vitro antimicrobial effect of propolis

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to observe the in vitro antimicrobial effect of propolis upon different microorganisms isolated from infectious processes of animals. The result showed total inhibition (100 per cent) on the growth of the following microorganisms where the number between parentheses means the total of samples being tested Staphylococcus aureus (57), Prototheca zopfii (15), Corynebacterium bovis (10), Candida albicans (7), Geothricum candidum (95), Enterobacter aerogenes (4). Other microorganisms in test were Escherichia coli (n=43, 91 per cent), Streptococcus agalactiae (n=44, 90 per cent), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n=13, 87.5 per cent), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=7, 85.7 per cent) and Salmonella sp (n=19, 81.3 per cent)