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Effect of Honey on Bacterial Growth and Spore Germination
S N El-Sukhon1, N Abu-Harfeil2, A K Sallal2
1Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Abstract:
The effect of honey on the growth of Bacillus cereus , Staphylococcus aureus , Salmonella dublin and Shigella dysenteriae was examined in this study. Gram-positive bacteria were found to be less sensitive to the inhibitory action of honey compared to gram-negative bacteria. Significant growth inhibition (p<0.05) of S. dublin and S. dysenteriae was obtained by using 2% (vol/vol) honey. Spore germination of B. cereus was also significantly inhibited (P<0.05) by 2% (vol/vol) honey. The inhibitory factor(s) is under investigation.
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