Research Article

Honey Antibacterial Effect Boosting Using Origanum vulgare L. Essential Oil

Table 8

Pearson correlation coefficients between the honey physicochemical parameters and the FIC of the combinations.

FIC
Escherichia coli BLSE (ATB: 87) BGN
FIC
Escherichia coli (ATB: 57)
FIC
Escherichia coli (ATB: 97)
FIC
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
FIC
Staphylococcus aureus
FIC
Streptococcus faecalis

Free acidity-−0.641----
Phenols-−0.593----
Melanoidin-−0.584---−0.607
Mineral content-−0.711----

Correlation is significant at the level. Correlation is significant at the level. Correlation is significant at the level. Correlation is significant at the level, -: not significant.