How do bees prevent hive infections? The antimicrobial properties of propolis
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1 Department of Biology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal 2 Department of Chemistry, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal 3 CQVR (Chemistry Centre of Vila Real), 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal 4 CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences), Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal 5 CBMA (Molecular and Environmental Biology Centre), Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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