Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 21-02-2017)
15.
Potential antibacterial activity of
some Saudi Arabia honey -
Ahmed G. Hegazi, Faiz M. Al Guthami, Ahmed F. M. Al Gethami,
Fyrouz M. Abd Allah, Ashraf A. Saleh
and Ehab A. Fouad
Veterinary World, 10(2): 233-237
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2017.233-237
Ahmed G. Hegazi :
Department of
Zoonotic Diseases, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Faiz M. Al Guthami :
Al Guthami
foundation, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed F. M. Al
Gethami :
Al Guthami
foundation, Saudi Arabia.
Fyrouz M. Abd Allah :
Department of
Parasitology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Ashraf A. Saleh :
Department of
Parasitology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Ehab A. Fouad :
Department of
Microbiology and Immunology, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza,
Egypt.
Received: 21-09-2016, Accepted: 17-01-2017, Published online:
21-02-2017
Corresponding author:
Ahmed G. Hegazi,
e-mail: ahmedhegazi128@gmail.com
Citation:
Hegazi AG, Al Guthami FM, Al Gethami AFM, Allah FMA, Saleh AA,
Fouad EA (2017) Potential antibacterial activity of some Saudi
Arabia honey, Veterinary World, 10(2): 233-237.
Abstract
Aim:
The aim of
this study was to investigate the potential antibacterial activity
of some Saudi Arabia honey against selected bacterial strains of
medical importance.
Materials and
Methods:
A total of 10
Saudi Arabia honey used to evaluate their antimicrobial activity
against some antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacterial strains.
The bacterial strains were Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus
pyogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and
Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Results:
The
antibacterial activity of Saudi honey against five bacterial
strains showed different levels of inhibition according to the
type of honey. The overall results showed that the potential
activity was differing according to the pathogen and honey type.
Conclusion:
It
could be concluded that the Saudi honey inhibit the growth of
bacterial strains and that honey can be used as complementary
antimicrobial agent against selected pathogenic bacteria.
Keywords:
antibiotic-resistant, potential antibacterial activity, Saudi
Arabia honey.
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