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Assesment of antimicrobial products and bacteriocinogenic microflora from Polish honey bee products as an alternative or complement to classical antibiotics

2015/18/E/NZ6/00700

Keywords:

bee products honey pollen propolis Lactobacillus bacteriocins

Descriptors:

  • NZ6_4: Bacteriology
  • NZ9_8: Environmental microbiology
  • NZ7_14: Pharmacy, pharmacotherapy, pharmacology

Panel:

NZ6 - Human and animal immunology and infection: immunity, immune disorders, immunotherapy, infectious and invasive diseases, microbiology, transplantology, allergology

Host institution :

Politechnika Gdańska, Wydział Chemiczny

woj. pomorskie

Other projects carried out by the institution 

Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Piotr Szweda 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 5

Call: SONATA BIS 5 - announced on 2015-06-15

Amount awarded: 1 572 520 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2016-04-21

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2021-08-20

Project duration:: 64 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. Wytrząsarka powietrzna (90 000 PLN)
  2. Chromatograf cieczowy (280 000 PLN)
  3. Komora laminarna.
  4. Wirówka laboratoryjna z chłodzeniem (75 000 PLN)

Information in the final report

  • Publication in academic press/journals (10)
  • Book publications / chapters in book publications (2)
  1. Bee Bread Exhibits Higher Antimicrobial Potential Compared to Bee Pollen
    Authors:
    Karolina Pełka; Olga Otłowska, Randy Worobo; Piotr Szweda
    Academic press:
    Antibiotics (rok: 2021, tom: 10, strony: artykuł w wersji elektronicznej: 10, no. 2: 125), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/antibiotics10020125 - link to the publication
  2. Effect of Ethanol Extracts of Propolis (EEPs) against Staphylococcal Biofilm—Microscopic Studies
    Authors:
    Grecka Katarzyna, Xiong Zirui Ray, Chen Hanyu, Pełka Karolina, Worobo Randy, Szweda Piotr
    Academic press:
    Pathogens (rok: 2020, tom: 9(8), strony: artykuł 2020 - wersja elektroniczna), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/pathogens9080646 - link to the publication
  3. Draft genome sequence of antimicrobial producing Paenibacillus alvei strain MP1 reveals putative novel antimicrobials
    Authors:
    Pajor Magdalena, Sogin Jonathan, Worobo Randy, Szweda Piotr
    Academic press:
    BMC Research Notes (rok: 2020, tom: 13(1), strony: artykuł w wersji elektronicznej - 13(1):280), Wydawca: BMC
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1186/s13104-020-05124-z - link to the publication
  4. Paenibacillus alvei MP1 as a Producer of the Proteinaceous Compound with Activity against Important Human Pathogens, Including Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes
    Authors:
    Pajor Magdalena, Zirui Ray Xiong, Worobo Randy, Szweda Piotr
    Academic press:
    Pathogens (rok: 2020, tom: 9(5), strony: artykuł w wersji elektronicznej - 2020,9(5),319), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/pathogens9050319 - link to the publication
  5. Honey antibacterial activity: A neglected aspect of honey quality assurance as functional food
    Authors:
    Juraj Majtan; Marcela Bucekova; Ioannis Kafantaris; Piotr Szweda; Katherine Hammer; Dimitris Mossialos
    Academic press:
    Trends in Food Science and Technology (rok: 2021, tom: 118, strony: 870-886), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.tifs.2021.11.012 - link to the publication
  6. Synergistic Effects of Propolis Combined with 2-Phenoxyethanol and Antipyretics on the Growth of Staphylococcus aureus
    Authors:
    Katarzyna Grecka, Piotr Szweda
    Academic press:
    Pharmaceutics (rok: 2021, tom: 13(2), 215, strony: artykuł w wersji elektronicznej: 13(2), 215), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/pharmaceutics13020215 - link to the publication
  7. Bee Pollen and Bee Bread as a Source of Bacteria Producing Antimicrobials
    Authors:
    Karolina Pełka, Randy Worobo, Justyna Walkusz, Piotr Szweda
    Academic press:
    Antibiotics (rok: 2021, tom: 10(6), strony: artykuł w wersji elektronicznej: 10(6), 713), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/antibiotics10060713 - link to the publication
  8. The Antimicrobial Potential of Bacteria Isolated from Honey Samples Produced in the Apiaries Located in Pomeranian Voivodeship in Northern Poland.
    Authors:
    Pajor Magdalena; Randy Worobo; Sławomir Milewski; Piotr Szweda
    Academic press:
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (rok: 2018, tom: 15(9), strony: artukuł 2002 - wersja elektroniczna), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/ijerph15092002. - link to the publication
  9. Study of the Anti-Staphylococcal Potential of Honeys Produced in Northern Poland
    Authors:
    Grecka Katarzyna, Kuś Piotr Marek, Worobo Randy, Szweda Piotr
    Academic press:
    Molecules (rok: 2018, tom: 23(2), strony: artykuł nr 260 - wersja elektroniczna), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/molecules23020260 - link to the publication
  10. The Anti-Staphylococcal Potential of Ethanolic Polish Propolis Extracts
    Authors:
    Grecka Katarzyna, Kuś Piotr, Okińczyc Piotr, Worobo Randy, Walkusz Justyna, Szweda Piotr
    Academic press:
    Molecules (rok: 2019, tom: 24(9), strony: artykuł 1732 - wersja elektroniczna), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/molecules24091732 - link to the publication
  1. Antimicrobial Activity of Honey
    Authors:
    Piotr SZweda
    Book:
    Honey analysis (rok: 2017, tom: 1, strony: 215-232), Wydawca: InTech
    Status:
    Published
  2. Bee Products and Essential Oils as Alternative Agents for Treatment of Infections Caused by S. aureus
    Authors:
    Szweda Piotr, Kot Barbara
    Book:
    Frontiers in Staphylococcus aureus (rok: 2017, tom: 1, strony: 203-223), Wydawca: InTech
    Status:
    Published