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. 2011 Mar 4;6(3):e17709. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017709

Table 1. Contribution of bactericidal factors to activity of RS and manuka honey.

	H₂O₂		beedefensin-1		MGO		pH		additionalcationic		additionalnon-cationic
	RS^a	Man	RS	Man	RS	Man	RS	Man	RS	Man	RS	Man
*B. subtilis*	rapid^b	-	rapid	-	slow	rapid	slow	rapid	-	rapid	-	rapid
MRSA	slow	-	slow	-	slow	slow	-	-	-	-	-	-
*E. coli*	rapid	-	slow	-	slow	slow	-	slow	-	slow	-	slow
*P. aeruginosa*	rapid	-	slow	-	slow	slow	slow	-	-	slow	-	-

^a

RS: RS honey, Man: manuka honey.

^b

Contribution is defined as ≥1 log reduction in numbers of CFU after 2 hours (rapid) or 24 hours (slow) of incubation.