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. 2020 Nov 20;7(4):181. doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040181

Table 2.

Results of Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) tests of honey (modal values).

Honey Botanical Origin Sample Bacterial Strain MIC Mode MBC Mode
Brassica spp. 1 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
6 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
24 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Organic Multifloral 2 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
7 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
12 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Medicinal Plant
Multifloral		 3 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
31 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Multifloral 4 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
9 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
11 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
19 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
22 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
28 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
35 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
37 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
E. vulgare 5 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Helianthus spp. 8 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL >0.75 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
13 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.094 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
16 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.094 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
18 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
20 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
23 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
32 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
38 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
39 E. coli 0.188 g/mL >0.75 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.75 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
40 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.75 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.094 g/mL 0.188 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.75 g/mL
41 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.75 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.75 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.75 g/mL
Robinia spp. 10 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
14 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
15 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
17 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
21 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
25 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
26 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
27 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
33 E. coli 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
36 E. coli >0.750 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella >0.750 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
Tilia spp. 29 E. coli 0.375 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.188 g/mL 0.375 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
30 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
C. sativum 34 E. coli 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL
Salmonella 0.188 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
L. monocytogenes 0.375 g/mL 0.750 g/mL
S. aureus 0.375 g/mL >0.750 g/mL