Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Antifungal activity of four honeys of different types from Algeria against pathogenic yeast: Candida albicans and Rhodotorula sp.
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This work was financially supported by project CNEPRU, Institute of Veterinary Sciences (IVS), University Ibn-Khaldoun (TIARET), Algeria (grant No. F023 2009/0009)

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    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.

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Ahmed Moussa, Djebli Noureddine, Aissat Saad, Meslem Abdelmelek, Benhalima Abdelkader. Antifungal activity of four honeys of different types from Algeria against pathogenic yeast: Candida albicans and Rhodotorula sp. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed 2012; 2(7): 554-557.

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  • Received:January 15,2012
  • Revised:January 25,2012
  • Adopted:March 18,2012
  • Online: July 28,2012
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