Commercial honey | Honey dilutionc | Inhibition zone of bacterial speciesa,b | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. aureus | E. coli | P. vulgaris | S. sonnei | S. paratyphi | Klebsiella sp. | ||
B | Undiluted | - | 26.2A ± 0.3 | 26.3A ± 0.2 | 18.2A ± 0.4 | 14.3A ± 0.1 | 17.2A ± 0.2 |
1:1 | - | 21.8B ± 0.2 | 25.4B ± 0.4 | 16.6B ± 0.1 | 12.2B ± 0.2 | 12.8B ± 0.3 | |
1;2 | - | - | 15.4C ± 0.3 | 17.5A ± 0.3 | 11.1C ± 0.1 | - | |
1:4 | - | - | 16.8D ± 0.1 | 10.2C ± 0.3 | 10.2D ± 0.2 | - | |
1:6 | - | - | 15.1C ± 0.2 | 7.3D ± 0.2 | 10.4D ± 0.1 | - | |
1:8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
C | Undiluted | - | 7.4C ± 0.2 | - | 10.3C ± 0.1 | - | - |
1:1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
D | Undiluted | 8.7 ± 0.5 | 14.5D ± 0.3 | - | - | - | 8.7C ± 0.2 |
1:1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1:8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |