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View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is an urgent need for new effective antifungal agents suitable for the treatment of superficial skin infections, since acquired resistance of fungi to currently available agents is increasing. The antifungal activity of mono-floral Agastache honey and commercially available honeys were tested against dermatophytes (T. mentagrophytes and T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is an urgent need for new effective antimicrobial agents since acquired resistance of bacteria to currently available agents is increasing. The antimicrobial activity of Mono-floral honey produced from Australian grown was compared with the activity of commercially available honeys derived from species and with Jarrah honey for activity against clinical and non-clinical strains of (methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains), , and . The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for honey was in the range of 6-25% (w/v) for all species examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe antioxidant and antimicrobial components of honey vary based on sourced of nectar. Medicinal plants with the therapeutic value have potential to produce honey with greater bioactivity. The aim of the present study was to characterize the physico-chemical and antioxidant capacities of honey produced from and compare them with other popular commercial honeys sold in Australia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) constitute a pair of complimentary techniques for detecting gene amplification and overexpression, respectively. The advantages of IHC include relatively cheap materials and high sample durability, while FISH is the more accurate and reproducible method. Evaluation of FISH and IHC images is still largely performed manually, with automated or semiautomated techniques increasing in popularity.
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