Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 277-284

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887030277

In vitro antibacterial activity of macelignan and corosolic acid against the bacterial bee pathogens Paenibacillus larvae and Melissococcus plutonius

Jaegoo Kim1, Sangchul Park1, Yu-Kyong Shin2, Hee Kang3, Ki-Young Kim1,4

1Kyung Hee University, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Kihung, Yongin, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
2College of Life Science, Kihung, Yongin, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
3Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Kihung, Yongin, Gyeonggi, Republic of Korea
4College of Life Science and Graduate School of Biotechnology, Department of Genetic Engineering, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

Received August 4, 2017
Accepted June 27, 2018

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