Antibacterial properties of Apis dorsata honey against some bacterial pathogens |
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Authors: | Ghulam Mustafa Asia Iqbal Arshad Javid Maleeha Manzoor Sumaira Aslam Ahmad Ali Sheikh Muhammad Azam Muhammad Khalid Muhammad Farooq Yahya Al Naggar Sulaiman Ali Alharbi Hesham Ali El Enshasy Roslinda Abd Malek Samina Qamer Ali Hussain |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan;2. Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan;3. Department of Zoology, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan;4. Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan;5. Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan;6. Department of Zoology, Emerson University Multan, Multan, Pakistan;7. General Zoology, Institute for Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Hoher Weg 8, 06120 Halle, Germany;8. Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt;9. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box -2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;10. Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia;11. School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia;12. City of Scientific Research and Technology Applications (SRTA), New Burg Al Arab 21934, Alexandria, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Now-a-days, different bioproducts are being used extensively for the welfare of mankind. However, for proper utility of any bioproduct, the exact biotechnological potential of that product should be explored. Honey is produced in almost every country on the planet. It has long been used as a medicinal agent in addition to its broader use as a popular food throughout the human history. It can be used to treat various diseases without causing any negative side effects. In the present study, the antibacterial potential of honey produced by A. dorsata was investigated at its variable concentrations (25, 50, 75 and 100 %) against four pathogenic bacterial species. The highest antimicrobial action was seen against E. coli at 100 % concentration of the honey while showing zone of inhibition of 37.5 ± 3.5 mm. However, the lowest antibacterial action was observed against E. faecalis. The overall order of growth inhibition by the honey at its 100 % concentration for the implicated bacterial species appeared as: E. coli ˃ P. aeruginosa ˃ S. aureus ˃ E. faecalis. The honey couldn’t show antibacterial action at its 25 % concentration. Our findings of the present study will be helpful for utility of the honey as an alternative medicine for curing different complications caused by microbial pathogens. |
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Keywords: | Alternative medicine Bioproduct Complementary medicine Microbial inhibition Microbial pathogens Perfect diet |
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