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Table 2 Effect of honey on growth of pathogenic bacteria causing skin disease by agar well diffusion method

From: Activities of different types of Thai honey on pathogenic bacteria causing skin diseases, tyrosinase enzyme and generating free radicals

Source

Type of pollen

Zone of Inhibition (mm)

Bacterial strain

S. aureus

MRSA 49

MRSA 50

Corynebacterium sp.

P.acnes

1

Longan

15.67 ± 1.15

19.67 ± 1.53

21.33 ± 2.31

11.66 ± 0.58

8.67 ± 0.58

Lychee

12.00 ± 0.00

11.33 ± 1.53

13.33 ± 2.52

6.50 ± 0.00

9.33 ± 0.58

Polyflora

14.33 ± 1.15

17.33 ± 1.53

16.33 ± 1.15

9.33 ± 1.15

9.67 ± 0.58

2

Longan

13.00 ± 1.00

16.33 ± 0.58

15.00 ± 0.00

11.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Sunflower

9.67 ± 0.58

11.33 ± 0.53

10.33 ± 0.58

7.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Polyflora

11.67 ± 0.58

15.33 ± 0.58

15.00 ± 1.00

10.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

3

Longan

18.33 ± 0.58

24.00 ± 5.20

22.67 ± 0.58

16.00 ± 1.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Lychee

13.330.58

19.33 ± 1.15

17.33 ± 2.52

10.33 ± 0.58

0.00 ± 0.00

Polyflora

14.33 ± 1.15

20.33 ± 2.33

19.67 ± 1.53

9.33 ± 0.58

0.00 ± 0.00

Forest flora

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

4

Coffee

13.00 ± 1.00

16.00 ± 0.00

15.33 ± 0.58

11.00 ± 1.00

0.00 ± 0.00

5

Polyflora

13.67 ± 1.15

21.00 ± 3.61

13.67 ± 1.15

11.67 ± 0.58

8.33 ± 0.58

6

Lychee

10.00 ± 0.00

10.67 ± 0.58

11.33 ± 0.58

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Sunflower

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Polyflora

13.67 ± 1.15

14.00 ± 1.00

17.33 ± 1.15

10.33 ± 0.58

7.33 ± 0.58

Sesame

0.00 ± 0.00

10.33 ± 0.58

10.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Mānuka honey

20.33 ± 0.58

19.67 ± 2.52

22.00 ± 1.00

22.00 ± 3.00

11.67 ± 0.58

Control solution

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

Gentamycin 2 mg/ml

23.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

0.00 ± 0.00

28.33 ± 0.58

34.00 ± 1.00

Gentamycin 10 mg/ml

ND

9.67 ± 0.58

10.00 ± 0.00

ND

ND

  1. Note: The data are given as mean ± standard deviation (SD) of triplicate experiments. The statistical comparison between values from the different types of honey and the bacterial strains was done using post hoc Duncan’s test. The values were found to be significantly different (p < 0.05) when compared between different strains of bacteria and different types of honey. ND = not determined.