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Antimicrobial Activity of Honey Samples from Ovia North East Local Government Areas in Edo State, Nigeria
Abstract
Background: Honey is one of the oldest natural products in our environment used as natural alternatives \nfor emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. \nObjectives: This study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of some honey samples \ncollected from Ovia North-East local government area of Edo state Nigeria. \nMaterials and Methods: Three honey samples were obtained in April 2017 from local commercial \nproducers in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo state Nigeria. Bacteria strains of Staphylococcus \naureus, Escherichia coli, Proteus spp, Klebsiella spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were obtained from the \nUniversity of Benin Teaching Hospital Edo state Nigeria. The antimicrobial activity of the honey samples \nwas performed using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of Ciprofloxacin \nwas also evaluated as a positive control. \nResults: All the honey samples had antimicrobial activities against the pathogens tested. Most of the strains \nshowed the highest inhibition zone and hence better antimicrobial activity when the sample from Ogbese \nwas tested against the strains. An increase in the honey concentration increased the activity of the sample \nand hence the zone of inhibition against the pathogens tested. Among the Bacteria strains tested \nStaphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were the most sensitive against all the honey samples. \nConclusion: Our study shows the antimicrobial activity of honey samples from Ovia North east local \ngovernment area in Edo state Nigeria. As bacterial resistance to antibiotics is on the increase, it is urgently \nrequired to discover alternative therapeutic agents.