Interesting work, but in any case Manuka honey has been used for some time particularly in Australia and New Zealand precisely to treat chronic and festering wounds, so do we need added bacteria?
Apicultura Uruguay: 13 BACTERIA IN BEES' STOMACHS THAT ACT LIKE ANTIBIOTICS : antimicrobial substances that can put an end to pathogens which are resistent to antibiotics.
This discovery was made by a group of researchers at the University of Lund in Sweden. Fresh honey has been used for centuries to cure infections, but the 13 bacteria studied, work together to form a mix which is active against microbes. When lactic acid was applied to germs in the laboratory, the germs were counteracted.
“The main ingredient of this fremedy is the live bacteria itself. We can take up the old remedy and convert it into something new by mixing honey with these bacteria. This means a high degree of concentration”, explains Alejandra Vasquez, one of the researchers.
This dic¡scovery could help the medical cpmmunity resolve the global resistence to antibiotics. The next stage will be for the researchers to test the remedy in humans.
“Healing takes place within a period of one to three weeks, but igt does occur, even with chronic wounds. We believe that this discovery could turn out to be an algernative to antibiotics. We were not expecting these results”, stated Vasquez.
In frecent years resistence to anti iotics has become a threat to global health. Now the scientists at Lund believe that bees maya provide the solution.
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