Abstract
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees (the genus Apis). The purpose of the present study was to determine in vitro antibacterial activities of different honey against various pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms. Antibacterial activity of honey was determine by using well diffusion method in which different concentrations (20, 40, 60, 80, & 100 % v/v) of honey were used against various test pathogen. These organisms also tested against artificial honey for study of effect of sugar on its antibacterial activity. The results of these study was shown that wide range of variation in Zone of Inhibition (mm) of each type of honey and only very few organism inhibited due to effect of sugar. That shows there are also other components other than the sugar present in honey which ultimately responsible for antimicrobial activity. Due to obtaining maximum level of antibacterial activity of each honey it allow further investigation for treatment various infection and in curing of disease.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v1i4.9179 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 1(4): 279-281
Highlights
Honey is supersaturated solution of sugars produced by different Apis species
The purpose of the present study was to determine in vitro antibacterial activities of different honey against various pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms
All honey samples shows low level antibactetrial activity in S. typhi, S. typhi A. Another area of interest is that all of the test organisms were tested against artificial honey to compare with four honey sample
Summary
Honey is supersaturated solution of sugars produced by different Apis species. Natural honey (NH) is a sweet, flavorful liquid food of high nutritional value and immense health benefits. The use of honey as a traditional remedy for microbial infections are the cause of a large burden of diseases and bacteria are listed in the first position among the common microorganisms responsible for opportunistic diseases. Therapy of bacterial infections is a frequent problem due to the emergence of bacterial strains resistant to numerous antibiotics. These shortcomings lead to an urgent global call for new antibacterial drugs, from natural resources. Honey has been used in treating different diseases as 2000 years ago. Honey is a natural product, well known for thousands of years for its high nutritive value and healing properties
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