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. 2014 Mar 17;2014:562804. doi: 10.1155/2014/562804

Table 3.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of honey, ginger extracts, and honey-ginger extract mixtures on susceptible and resistant isolates of the test bacteria species.

Susceptible bacteria isolate Honey G. extract Mixture Resistant clinical isolates Honey G. extract Mixture
S. aureus (ATCC 25923) 6.25% 6.25% 6.25% S. aureus (MRSA) 12.5% 12.5% 6.25% & 12.5%
E. coli (ATCC 25922) 6.25% 6.25% & 12.5% 6.25% E. coli (R) 6.25% & 12.5% 12.5% 6.25% & 12.5%
K. pneumoniae (R) 6.25% & 12.5% 12.5% 6.25% & 12.5%

at 6.25% (0.0625 gm/mL) 100% 75% 100% 60% 0% 75%
% at 12.50% (0.125 gm/mL) 0 % 25% 0 % 40% 100% 25%