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. 2014 Jun;4(3):194–200. doi: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60504-1

Table 4. Antimicrobial activity of fresh clover honey in comparison to 16 antibiotics.

Antibacterial agent Inhibition zone diameter (mm)
Ec Se Lm Sa
Clover honey* Crude 38 31 35 36
Water diluted (33% w/v) 42 38 43 40
Autoclaved 35 28 31 29
Antibiotics** Streptomycin 10 µg 28 30 19 36
Ampicillin 10 µg 28 30 28 38
Erthryomycin E 10 µg 20 28 13 -
Neomycin 30 µg - 28 14 32
Chloramphenicol 30 µg 7 25 22 25
Zinnnat cmx 30 µg 20 16 - 26
Germycin 10 µg 24 28 - 32
Augmentin 30 µg 30 35 30 46
Rocephen 30 µg 28 18 7 30
Pyopen 100 µg 36 22 12 22
Rifadn 30 µg 8 24 17 16
Colistin sulfate 10 µg 18 24 15 32
Claforan 30 µg 18 - - 18
Amiks 30 µg 30 22 - 38
Penicillin 10 µg - - - 20
Negram 30 µg 19 25 - 8

Ec: E. coli, Se: S. entretides, Lm: L. monacytogenes, Sa: S. aureus. *: well-diffusion assay (8 mm well with 200 µL honey), **: disc diffusion assay.