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Table 2 Agar well diffusion assay for antibacterial activities of Malaysian honey against tested bacteria

From: Antibacterial activity of selected Malaysian honey

Honey samples

Antibacterial activity, Equivalent Phenol Concentration (EPC)

S. aureus

E. coli

P. aeruginosa

B. cereus

 

Total

Non-peroxide

Total

Non-peroxide

Total

Non-peroxide

Total

Non-peroxide

Acacia

14.56

13.99

7.85

7.59

8.00

785

16.12

11.52

Gelam

18.35

18.25

16.28

16.17

14.51

14.20

23.04

22.31

Kelulut

26.49

25.74

10.56

9.67

13.16

12.48

21.01

19.55

Pineapple

19.76

19.71

9.57

9.20

12.48

12.01

13.21

13.94

Tualang

16.94

16.08

14.13

13.12

16.80

16.22

27.61

27.35

Manuka (Comvita +18)

20.38

19.81

14.80

14.04

16.80

16.17

25.84

26.88

  1. Equivalent phenol concentration (EPC) was calculated in undiluted honey. Square of mean diameter of clear zone were multiplied by dilution factor and density of Malaysian honey, 1.3 w/v to obtain 100% honey concentration. n = 4 [4, 15].