INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MEDICINE SECTION: MICROBIOLOGY ISSN: 1755-7682 1 2015 Vol. 8 No. 136 doi: 10.3823/1735 iMedPub Journals http://journals.imed.pub © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com Abstract Introduction: Propolis is a substance that has aroused the interest of many researchers because of its numerous therapeutic properties, antibacterial and antifungal. Objectives: Identifying the species of Candida and evaluate the an- tifungal effect of red propolis yeast oral cavity. Method: This is a clinical in vitro study with saliva samples co- llected from 152 patients treated at the dental office of the Family Health Strategy in the city of São Bento-PB. The identification of Candida species was made through the Chrom Ágar Candida. The antifungal activity of the propolis extract was analyzed in four di- fferent concentrations: 100%, 75%, 50% and 25%, through the agar diffusion test. Results: The most prevalent species was C. albicans; antifungal ac- tion as to the concentration of 25% of the propolis extract was that apparently demonstrated greater efficacy, compared to the highest concentration. Conclusion: The inhibitory effect of propolis against Candida may have been influenced by the concentration of alcohol present in the extract. To test this hypothesis suggests that search is performed with extracts of propolis and at the same time with the alcohol, in both concentrations and different environmental conditions. This study offers subsidies for other professionals employ different methodolo- gies and propolis concentrations with other substances in order to test the antimicrobial action of these. Red Propolis Antifungal Action on Species of Candida of the Oral Cavity ORIGINAL Anne Milane Formiga Bezerra 1 , Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias 2 , Kévia Katiúcia Santos Bezerra 2 , Francisco Geyson Fontenele Albuquerque 3 , Antônio Fernandes Filho 2 , Geofabio Sucupira Casimiro 2 , Elicarlos Marques Nunes 4 , Edivânia Maria Leite da Silva 5 , Wilma Kátia Trigueiro Bezerra 1 , Palloma Batista de Almeida 1 , Tereza Lourença Matias de Araújo 1 , Kennia Sibelly Marques de Abrantes 2,6 , Luiz Carlos de Abreu 6 , Patrício Borges Maracajá 7 , Alfredina dos Santos Araújo 7 , Rosilene Agra da Silva 7 1 Nurse in a Mobile Emergency Service, MSU, Sousa, PB, Brazil. 2 Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher training center, Federal University of Campina Grande. 3 Student of Medicine, Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Federal University of Campina Grande. 4 Faculties Integrated of Patos, PB, Brazil. 5 MSB Visual Communications Ltda – Design and Visual Communication, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil. 6 Scientific Writing Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine of ABC, Santo Andre, SP, Brazil. 7 Federal University of Campina Grande. Graduate-degree in Agroindustrial Systems, Pombal, PB, Brazil. Contact information: Maria do Carmo Andrade Duarte de Farias. Academic Unit of Life Sciences, Teacher training center, Federal University of Campina Grande. Address: Federal University of Campina Grande. Rua Sérgio Moreira de Figueiredo, sn Bairro Casas Populares, Cajazeiras, PB CEP 58900-000.  carmo.andrade@ufcg.edu.br Keywords Propolis; Candida; Oral cavity; Products with antimicrobial action.