Honey is considered to be a functional food with health-promoting properties. However, its
potential health benefits can be affected by individual composition that varies between …

The gut microbiome is not a silent ecosystem but exerts several physiological and
immunological functions. For many decades, lactobacilli have been used as an effective …

Numerous honeybee (Apis mellifera) products, such as honey, propolis, and bee venom, are
used in traditional medicine to prevent illness and promote healing. Therefore, this insect …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Man has used honey to treat diseases since ancient times,
perhaps even before the history of medicine itself. Several civilizations have utilized natural …

Honey bee hives are filled with stored pollen, honey, plant resins and wax, all antimicrobial
to differing degrees. Stored pollen is the nutritionally rich currency used for colony growth …

Honey is a complex and variable mixture that contains more than 180 biochemical
compounds from various molecule families. This mixture is obtained after processing the …

Lactobacillus acidophilus is a probiotic bacterium that possesses numerous health-
promoting properties and has significant technological applications in the fermentation of a …

Ecuadorian honey samples of eight genera and 12 stingless bee species from three
geographic regions (Andes, Amazon and Pacific) were studied for their physicochemical …

Lactobacilli commonly used as a probiotic and they can be isolated from various sources
such as fermented foods and gastrointestinal tracts of humans and animals. The aims of this …

The role of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in honey as antifungal activity has received little
attention and their mechanism of inhibitory of fungi is not fully understood. In this study, LAB …