Table 2.
Antibacterial activity of 32 bee honeys against 8 clinical isolates.
| Honey samples | Bacterial strain | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | E. coli | K. pneumoniae | P. aeruginosa | Proteus | S. Typhi | S. sonnei | MRSA | |
| Inhibition zone in mm ± (SD) | ||||||||
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| A | 25 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) |
| B | 25 ± (0.7) | 20 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.6) | 24 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.6) |
| C | 24 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 31 ± (0.6) | 24 ± (0.5) | 19 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) |
| D1 | 22 ± (0.5) | 19 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | (0.5)38± | 25 ± (0.6) | 20 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) |
| D2 | 24 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 27 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.4) | 25 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.5) |
| E | (0.5)24± | 19 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | 28 ± (0.6) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.4) |
| F | 25 ± (0.6) | 20 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 26 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.5) |
| G | 23 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.4) | 25 ± (0.5) |
| H | 24 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) |
| I1 | 26 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.6) | 24 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.6) |
| I2 | 27 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 23 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) |
| J | 23 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.6) | 26 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) |
| K | 24 ± (0.4) | 18 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 24 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.6) | 25 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) |
| L1 | 22 ± (0.4) | 17 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) |
| L2 | 22 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 25 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) |
| M | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) |
| N | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) |
| O | 21 ± (0.4) | 20 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.4) |
| P | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.4) | 24 ± (0.4) |
| Q | 24 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.6) | 23 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) |
| R | 23 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) |
| S | 24 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.4) |
| T1 | 25 ± (0.4) | 20 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) |
| T2 | 24 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) | 25 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.4) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.6) |
| U | 25 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.4) | 25 ± (0.5) |
| V | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 25 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) |
| W1 | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) |
| W2 | 21 ± (0.5) | 20 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.6) | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) |
| X | 24 ± (0.6) | 22 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 24 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.6) |
| Y1 | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.6) | 24 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) |
| Y2 | 22 ± (0.4) | 20 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.6) | 21 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.4) |
| Z | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.4) | 22 ± (0.5) | 21 ± (0.5) | 23 ± (0.5) | 22 ± (0.4) | 21 ± (0.5) |