I came across a interesting piece of information the other day. I was actually visiting a “dry” scientific medical site where an article on bees caught my attention. Essentially the article from empr.com talks about an element in raw honey from the bees stomach produces a compound similar to a strong antibiotic. Promising research show bacteria from bees possible alternative to antibiotics. Scientists conducted an experiment on several horses who all had wounds that would not heal. Read further to learn what happened.
Raw honey has been used throughout history as an antimicrobial agent, but little is known about its mechanism in fighting bacteria. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered thirteen novel bacterial microbiota, located in the stomach of bees, that have shown promise in fighting topical infections that include methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium species are present and active in all honeybees, and it is believed that they protect against incoming microbial threats introduced by nectar foraging. In laboratory tests, the bacteria counteracted a range of severe human wound pathogens; it also healed persistent wounds on ten horses that had failed to heal with other methods. The team hopes to expand this work to investigate the potential wider clinical use of this antimicrobial agent in both humans and animals against topical infections.
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