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In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees

Honeys originating from Sidr (Ziziphus spina‐christi L.) and Talh (Acacia gerrardii Benth.) trees in Saudi Arabia exhibited substantial antimicrobial activity against pathogenic gram‐positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus), gram‐negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella ente...

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Autores principales: Owayss, Ayman A., Elbanna, Khaled, Iqbal, Javaid, Abulreesh, Hussein H., Organji, Sameer R., Raweh, Hael S. A., Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31993165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1320
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author Owayss, Ayman A.
Elbanna, Khaled
Iqbal, Javaid
Abulreesh, Hussein H.
Organji, Sameer R.
Raweh, Hael S. A.
Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
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Elbanna, Khaled
Iqbal, Javaid
Abulreesh, Hussein H.
Organji, Sameer R.
Raweh, Hael S. A.
Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
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description Honeys originating from Sidr (Ziziphus spina‐christi L.) and Talh (Acacia gerrardii Benth.) trees in Saudi Arabia exhibited substantial antimicrobial activity against pathogenic gram‐positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus), gram‐negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis), and a dermatophytic fungus (Trichophyton mentagrophytes). The diameter of zones of inhibition represents the level of antimicrobial potency of the honey samples. Precisely, Talh honey showed significantly higher antibacterial activity against all tested bacteria than Sidr honey. The antifungal activity of Talh and Sidr honey types was significantly at par against a dermatophytic fungus. The water‐diluted honey types (33% w/v) significantly induced a rise in the antimicrobial activity from that of the natural nondiluted honeys. Microbial strains displayed differential sensitivity; gram‐positive bacteria were more sensitive and presented larger inhibition zones than gram‐negative bacteria and the fungus. The sensitivity was highest in B. cereus and S. aureus, followed by T. mentagrophytes, E. coli, and S. enteritidis. The antimicrobial activity of water‐diluted honeys (Sidr and Talh) was high than that of broad‐spectrum antibacterial antibiotics (tetracycline and chloramphenicol) against bacterial strains, but these honeys were relativity less potent than antifungal antibiotics (flucoral and mycosat) against a fungal strain. Our findings indicate the antimicrobial potential of Saudi honeys to be considered in honey standards, and their therapeutic use as medical‐grade honeys needs further investigations.
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spelling pubmed-69774232020-01-28 In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees Owayss, Ayman A. Elbanna, Khaled Iqbal, Javaid Abulreesh, Hussein H. Organji, Sameer R. Raweh, Hael S. A. Alqarni, Abdulaziz S. Food Sci Nutr Original Research Honeys originating from Sidr (Ziziphus spina‐christi L.) and Talh (Acacia gerrardii Benth.) trees in Saudi Arabia exhibited substantial antimicrobial activity against pathogenic gram‐positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus), gram‐negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis), and a dermatophytic fungus (Trichophyton mentagrophytes). The diameter of zones of inhibition represents the level of antimicrobial potency of the honey samples. Precisely, Talh honey showed significantly higher antibacterial activity against all tested bacteria than Sidr honey. The antifungal activity of Talh and Sidr honey types was significantly at par against a dermatophytic fungus. The water‐diluted honey types (33% w/v) significantly induced a rise in the antimicrobial activity from that of the natural nondiluted honeys. Microbial strains displayed differential sensitivity; gram‐positive bacteria were more sensitive and presented larger inhibition zones than gram‐negative bacteria and the fungus. The sensitivity was highest in B. cereus and S. aureus, followed by T. mentagrophytes, E. coli, and S. enteritidis. The antimicrobial activity of water‐diluted honeys (Sidr and Talh) was high than that of broad‐spectrum antibacterial antibiotics (tetracycline and chloramphenicol) against bacterial strains, but these honeys were relativity less potent than antifungal antibiotics (flucoral and mycosat) against a fungal strain. Our findings indicate the antimicrobial potential of Saudi honeys to be considered in honey standards, and their therapeutic use as medical‐grade honeys needs further investigations. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6977423/ /pubmed/31993165 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1320 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Food Science & Nutrition published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Original Research
Owayss, Ayman A.
Elbanna, Khaled
Iqbal, Javaid
Abulreesh, Hussein H.
Organji, Sameer R.
Raweh, Hael S. A.
Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title_full In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title_fullStr In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title_full_unstemmed In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title_short In vitro antimicrobial activities of Saudi honeys originating from Ziziphus spina‐christi L. and Acacia gerrardii Benth. trees
title_sort in vitro antimicrobial activities of saudi honeys originating from ziziphus spina‐christi l. and acacia gerrardii benth. trees
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6977423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31993165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.1320
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