Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil

Table 5

MICs values of honey samples used individually or in combination against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Sample code	Escherichia coli BLSE (ATB: 87) BGN		Escherichia coli (ATB: 57) B6N		Escherichia coli (ATB: 97) BGM		Pseudomonas aeruginosa		Streptococcus faecalis		Staphylococcus aureus
	MIC; alone	MIC combined	MIC; alone	MIC combined	MIC; alone	MIC combined	MIC; alone	MIC combined	MIC; alone	MIC combined	MIC; alone	MIC combined
H1	125	62.5	250	125	250	125	125	62.5	250	62.5	125	125
H2	62.5	62.5	125	125	250	125	125	62.5	250	125	62.5	31.25
H3	125	62.5	250	125	250	125	125	125	250	125	62.5	125
H4	125	125	125	250	250	250	125	125	250	250	125	125
H5	250	250	125	250	-	-	250	250	250	250	-	-
H6	125	125	125	250	250	250	250	125	250	250	125	125
H7	125	250	125	125	250	250	125	62.5	250	125	62.5	31.25
H8	125	250	125	250	-	-	250	250	-	-	250	250
H9	125	62.5	125	125	250	250	125	125	250	125	62.5	125
H10	125	62.5	125	125	250	125	125	62.5	250	125	62.5	31.25
H11	125	62.5	125	125	250	62.5	125	125	250	31.25	62.5	125
H12	250	250	250	125	250	250	250	250	250	125	250	125

H1–H12 honeys; MIC was defined as 99% bacteriostatic effects; , - = Not effective.