Bekee C.L,Jesumirhewe Christiana,
Antimicrobial Activity of Honey Samples from Ovia North East Local Government Areas in Edo State, Nigeria
Journal of Food Nutrition and Metabolism
2019
2674-2411
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JFNM.2019.04.01
https://www.sciencerepository.org/antimicrobial-activity-of-honey-samples-from-ovia-north-east-local-government-areas-in-edo-state-nigeria_JFNM-2019-4-101 
Abstract: Background: Honey is one of the oldest natural products in our environment used as natural alternatives
for emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Objectives: This study was carried out to determine the antimicrobial activity of some honey samples
collected from Ovia North-East local government area of Edo state Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: Three honey samples were obtained in April 2017 from local commercial
producers in Ovia North-East local government area of Edo state Nigeria. Bacteria strains of Staphylococcus
aureus, Escherichia coli, Proteus spp, Klebsiella spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were obtained from the
University of Benin Teaching Hospital Edo state Nigeria. The antimicrobial activity of the honey samples
was performed using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of Ciprofloxacin
was also evaluated as a positive control.
Results: All the honey samples had antimicrobial activities against the pathogens tested. Most of the strains
showed the highest inhibition zone and hence better antimicrobial activity when the sample from Ogbese
was tested against the strains. An increase in the honey concentration increased the activity of the sample
and hence the zone of inhibition against the pathogens tested. Among the Bacteria strains tested
Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were the most sensitive against all the honey samples.
Conclusion: Our study shows the antimicrobial activity of honey samples from Ovia North east local
government area in Edo state Nigeria. As bacterial resistance to antibiotics is on the increase, it is urgently
required to discover alternative therapeutic agents. Keywords: Antimicrobial activity, Honey, Bacteria strains, Therapeutic agents