Table 1.

Values of minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC₅₀, µg mL⁻¹) of ethanol extracts, against two species of bacteria, of propolis from several regions of the world.

	Bacteria Species
Propolis Origin	Escherichia coli *	Staphylococcus aureus	References
Africa (Cameroon, Congo)	Inactive	10,000–20,000	[49]
Argentina	-	50–800	[50,51]
Australia	-	1200	[52]
Australia	-	900	[53]
Australia	-	400	[54]
Australia	-	2000	[54]
Brazil	-	612	[52]
Brazilian brown	Inactive	inactive	[55]
Brazilian green	-	85–5700	[56]
Brazilian green	Inactive	250–500	[55]
Brazilian red	12.5–200	24–100	[57]
Brazilian red	-	280	[39]
Brazilian red		125	[25]
Brazilian red	Inactive	62–125	[55]
Bulgaria	-	125	[52]
Chile	-	1,445	[52]
Cuba	Inactive	4.4–58.2	[58]
Czech Republic	-	600	[52]
Czech Republic	-	130–500	[59]
Czech Republic	-	600–1200	[48]
Germany	-	750	[52]
Germany	-	1200	[48]
Greece	-	393	[52]
Hungary	-	100–400	[60]
India	-	500	[52]
Iran	-	2500	[61]
Ireland	-	545	[52]
Ireland	-	80–600	[48]
Italy	-	620–2500	[62]
Morocco	-	360	[52]
Oman	-	81	[52]
Poland	-	555	[52]
Poland	-	390–780	[63]
Russia	-	256	[64]
Slovak Republic	-	255	[52]
South Africa, Cape	781	49	[65]
South Africa, Cape	781	6	[65]
South Africa, Natal	781	195	[65]
South Africa, Pretoria	781	24	[65]
Taiwan	-	10	[52]
Taiwan	Inactive	10	[66]
Turkey	-	8	[52]
Turkey	-	560	[64]

*—: unavailable data.