Studies On Antimicrobial Properties Of Wildbee Honeys Of Different Seasons

L. P. Dalal1, A. K. Mishra2, Rajani P. Dhabarde2
Page no. 72-77

The studies on antibacterial activity of honey was conducted during the season 2012-13 due to its low pH, osmolarity and hydrogen peroxide accumulation. The aim of this work was investigate the antimicrobial activity of honeys from different seasons, specifically to evaluate their non-hydrogen peroxide derived activity, against Staphylococcus aureus(Rosenbach), Escherichi coli(Migula ) and P. aeroginosa(Schroter.) . Antibacterial activity of honeys was assayed using disc diffusion succeptibility methods. Noticeable variations in the zone of inhibitions of the different honey samples were observed. Studies shown that honeys had broad spectrum of antibacterial activity, particularly Greek Pine, Scottish Heather, Chilean Ulmo, New Zealand Beech and Jarrah Honey. and none of the tested honey had a detectable non-peroxide activity.                                                                                                           

Keywords: Antibacterial activity, Non-peroxide activity, Honey, Staphylococcus aureus(Rosenbach. ), E. Coli(Migula. ), P. aeroginosa(Schroter. )..