Table 2.

Effect of SIC of local honey on the reduction of P. aeruginosa virulence factors

P. aeruginosa	aTotal protease	bExoprotease	cPyocyanin production	dMotility
				Swarming	Swimming
Control	0.706 ± 0.014	25.33±0.88	5.317 ± 0.044	36.7 ±3.28	54.33 ±1.202
Honey Treated	0.213 ± 0.008**	0±0.0**	0.375 ± 0.015***	15.7 ± 0.333 ***	24 ±0.577**

Data denote mean values of three independent experiments,

**significance at P≤ 0.01,

***significance at P ≤ 0.001.

^aTotal protease was expressed as the absorbance at OD420.

^bExoprotease production was expressed as diameter in mm.

^cPyocyanin concentrations were expressed as µg of pyocyanin produced per µg of total protein.

^dSwarming and swimming motility were expressed as diameter in mm.