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Active Australian Leptospermum honey: new sources and their bioactivity - PRJ-009186

Project Member(s): Harry, E.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation RDC (RIRDC Grant)

Start year: 2014

Summary: The aim of this project is to address a key goal of the RIRDC, increasing profit and productivity in rural industries by undertaking a systematic analysis of Australian Leptospermum species honeys and their antimicrobial activity. The proposed research will address gaps in our current knowledge of: (1) the floral sources and geographical locations of Australian Leptospermum honeys with antimicrobial activities; (2) chemistry and antibacterial activity of Australian Leptospermum honey. Additionally, it will extend our knowledge to new areas of research not yet performed with any honey.

Publications:

Guttentag, A, Krishnakumar, K, Cokcetin, N, Hainsworth, S, Harry, E & Carter, D 2021, 'Inhibition of Dermatophyte Fungi by Australian Jarrah Honey', Pathogens, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 194-194.
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Guttentag, A, Krishnakumar, K, Cokcetin, N, Harry, E & Carter, D 2021, 'Factors affecting the production and measurement of hydrogen peroxide in honey samples', Access Microbiology, vol. 3, no. 3.
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Lehmann, DM, Krishnakumar, K, Batres, MA, Hakola-Parry, A, Cokcetin, N, Harry, E & Carter, DA 2019, 'A cost-effective colourimetric assay for quantifying hydrogen peroxide in honey', Access Microbiology, vol. 1, no. 10.
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Liu, MY, Cokcetin, NN, Lu, J, Turnbull, L, Carter, DA, Whitchurch, CB & Harry, EJ 2018, 'Rifampicin-Manuka Honey Combinations Are Superior to Other Antibiotic-Manuka Honey Combinations in Eradicating Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 8, no. JAN, pp. 1-12.
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Carter, DA, Blair, SE, Cokcetin, NN, Bouzo, D, Brooks, P, Schothauer, R & Harry, EJ 2016, 'Therapeutic Manuka Honey: No Longer So Alternative', Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 7, no. APR.
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Cokcetin, NN, Pappalardo, M, Campbell, LT, Brooks, P, Carter, DA, Blair, SE & Harry, EJ 2016, 'The Antibacterial Activity of Australian Leptospermum Honey Correlates with Methylglyoxal Levels', PLOS ONE, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. e0167780-e0167780.
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FOR Codes: Health, Microbiology