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    Antibacterial and leishmanicidal activity of Bolivian propolis
    (Oxford University Press, 2016) Nélida Nina; Beatriz Lima; Gabriela E. Feresin; A. Giménez; Efraín Salamanca; Guillermo Schmeda‐Hirschmann
    Propolis is used in Bolivia as an antimicrobial agent. Bolivian propolis from the main production areas was assessed for antibacterial and leishmanicidal effect and the results were compared with the propolis chemical composition. The active antibacterial propolis samples were phenolic-rich while those containing mainly triterpenes were devoid of activity or weakly active. A similar picture was obtained for the effect on Leishmania, with better effect for the phenolic-rich samples. As propolis is used for the same purposes regardless of the production area and composition, our findings indicate the need for the standardization of this natural product as antimicrobial.