Research Article

Antibacterial Efficacy of Raw and Processed Honey

Table 3

Antimicrobial susceptibility of processed honey.

Antibacterial activity (zone of inhibition in mm)
Test organismsExtractsPositive control
MethanolEthanolEthyl acetateCiprofloxacinTetracycline

S.  aureus MTCC-737 nd
B.   cereus MTCC-430 nd
B.   subtilis MTCC-736nd
M.   luteus MTCC-2470 ndnd nd
S.   typhi MTCC-531
E.   coli MTCC-1687
P.   aeruginosa MTCC-741
E.   faecalis MTCC-439 ndndndnd

± refers-standard error, nd: not detected.