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| Title: | In vitro effect of some Indian honeys on Staphylococcus aureus from wounds |
| Authors: | Deshpande, Sunita D
Kulkarni, Kirti S |
| Keywords: | Antibacterial activity
Honey sensitivity
Indian honeys
Multi drug resistance
Staphylococcus aureus |
| Issue Date: | Sep-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated pathogen from
wounds with multiple resistances to antibiotics. Honey has been demonstrated
and reported to be effective antibacterial agent on Gram positive and Gram
negative organisms. Hence, the present study was conducted to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial effect of Indian
honeys on Staphylococcus aureus
obtained from wounds. A total of 123 Staphylococcus
aureus isolates along with ATCC 25923 were categorized as sensitive, multi
drug resistant (MDR) and non-MDR strains. Out of total nine Indian honeys
(three each of unifloral, multifloral and branded marketed honey) used, three
unifloral and three multifloral honey samples showed antibacterial activity
against all the organisms tested by Agar diffusion method but not the branded
marketed honeys. The MIC values of all honey samples for all studied Staphylococcus aureus isolates ranged
between 5-15% (v/v). Unifloral honey samples showed higher antibacterial
activity than multifloral honey. The single sample of Jambhul honey showed the
highest activity. Thus, Indian honeys were found to be effective for their
antimicrobial activity on sensitive, non-MDR, MDR and ATCC strains of S. aureus. |
| Page(s): | 931-935 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Source: | IJEB Vol.48(09) [September 2010]
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