Journal of Pharmacopuncture (Sep 2016)

Bee Venom (Apis Mellifera) an Effective Potential Alternative to Gentamicin for Specific Bacteria Strains Bee Venom an Effective Potential for Bacteria

  • Hossein Zolfagharian,
  • Mohammad Mohajeri,
  • Mahdi Babaie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3831/KPI.2016.19.023
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 225 – 230

Abstract

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Objectives: Mellitine, a major component of bee venom (BV, Apis mellifera), is more active against gram positive than gram negative bacteria. Moreover, BV has been reported to have multiple effects, including antibacterial, antivirus, and anti-inflammation effects, in various types of cells. In addition, wasp venom has bee

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