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The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resi...

The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resi...

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The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resistance and transcriptome analysis

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The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resistance and transcriptome analysis

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

Journal title

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 2009-10, Vol.28 (10), p.1199-1208

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English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag

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Contents

There is an urgent need for new, effective agents in topical wound care, and selected honeys show potential in this regard. Using a medical-grade honey, eight species of problematic wound pathogens, including those with high levels of innate or acquired antibiotic resistance, were killed by 4.0–14.8% honey, which is a concentration that can be main...

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The unusual antibacterial activity of medical-grade Leptospermum honey: antibacterial spectrum, resistance and transcriptome analysis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_872132561

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_872132561

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ISSN

0934-9723

E-ISSN

1435-4373

DOI

10.1007/s10096-009-0763-z

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