Table 2.
Results of Tukey's Honestly Significant Difference (HSD) test of honey-ginger extract mixtures on the test bacteria isolates.
| Post hoc test | (I) spp. | (J) spp. | Mean difference (I − J) | Std error | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixture | Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) | Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 3.33333* | 0.54518 | 0.000 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (R) | 5.75000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
|
Escherichia coli
(ATCC 25922) |
0.33333 | 0.54518 | 0.973 | ||
| Escherichia coli (R) | 3.75000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) | −3.33333* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (R) | 2.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
|
Escherichia coli
(ATCC 25922) |
−3.00000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Escherichia coli (R) | 0.41667 | 0.54518 | 0.940 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (R) | Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) | −5.75000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | −2.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
|
Escherichia coli
(ATCC 25922) |
−5.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Escherichia coli (R) | −2.00000* | 0.54518 | 0.005 | ||
|
Escherichia coli
(ATCC 25922) |
Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) | −0.33333 | 0.54518 | 0.973 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 3.00000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (R) | 5.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Escherichia coli (R) | 3.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | ||
| Escherichia coli (R) | Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) | −3.75000* | 0.54518 | 0.000 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | −0.41667 | 0.54518 | 0.940 | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (R) | 2.00000* | 0.54518 | 0.005 | ||
|
Escherichia coli
(ATCC 25922) |
−3.41667* | 0.54518 | 0.000 |
*The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.