Antibacterial Potency of Honey

Table 3

Studies on the antibacterial activity of honey.

Honey	Bacteria	MIC (% v/v)	Reference
Pasture	S. aureus	3-4	Cooper et al. [36]
Manuka		2-3
Pasture	S. aureus	3.6 ± 0.7	French et al. [66]
Manuka		3.4 ± 0.5
Sugar syrup		29.9 ± 1.9
Bluegum	S. aureus	25	Basson and Grobler [67]
Fynbos		50
Pincushion		25
Manuka		25
Tualang	E. coli	22.5%	Tan et al. [68]
Manuka (UMF10+)		20%
Bluegum	E. coli	25%	Basson and Grobler [67]
Fynbos		25%
Pincushion		25%
Manuka		25%
Manuka	Campylobacter spp	1%	Lin et al. [69]