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. 2012 Jul;2(7):554-7.
doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60096-3.

Antifungal activity of four honeys of different types from Algeria against pathogenic yeast: Candida albicans and Rhodotorula sp

Ahmed Moussa  1 , Djebli Noureddine, Aissat Saad, Meslem Abdelmelek, Benhalima Abdelkader
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Antifungal activity of four honeys of different types from Algeria against pathogenic yeast: Candida albicans and Rhodotorula sp

Ahmed Moussa et al. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the antifungal activity of four honeys of different types from Algeria against pathogenic yeast i.e. Candida albicans (C. albicans) and Rhodotorula sp.

Methods: Four Algeria honeys of different botanical origin were analyzed to test antifungal effect against C. albicans, and Rhodotorula sp. Different concentrations (undiluted, 10%, 30%, 50% and 70% w/v) of honey were studied in vitro for their antifugal activity using C. albicans and Rhodotorula sp. as fungal strains.

Results: The range of the diameter of zone of inhibition of various concentrations of tested honeys was (7-23 mm) for Rhodotorula sp., while C. albicans showed clearly resistance towards all concentrations used. The MICs of tested honey concentrations against C. albicans and Rhodotorula sp. were (70.09-93.48)% and (4.90-99.70)% v/v, respectively.

Conclusions: This study demonstrates that, in vitro, these natural products have clearly an antifungal activity against Rhodotorula sp. and C. albicans.

Keywords: Antifungal activity; Candida albicans; Honey; Rhodotorula sp..

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Conflict of interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

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