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Original Research
5.
Study on the antimicrobial activity of ethanol
extract of propolis against enterotoxigenic
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
in lab prepared ice-cream -
T A El-Bassiony, Nagah M. Saad
and Mona A El-Zamkan
Vet World. 2012; 5(3): 155-159
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.201
2.155-159
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the
antimicrobial activity of ethanol extract of
propolis against enterotoxigenic strain of MRSA
which inoculated into lab prepared ice cream. EEP
was added to ice cream in 3 concentrations (150,
300 and 600 mg/L). The prepared ice cream was
divided into 2 groups, one stored at freezer temp.
at (-5˚C), while the other was kept in deep
freezer temp. at (-20˚C). MRSA could not be
counted from the 4th, 2nd and 1st week of storage
at freezer temp, while at deep freezer temp. MRSA
could not be enumerated from the 3rd, 1st week and
3rd day of storage in portions contained 150, 300
and 600mg/L EEP, respectively.
Keywords:
Propolis, MRSA, Ice cream.
