Boukraa Laid, Niar Abdellatif
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agro-Veterinary Sciences, Ibn-Khaldoun University of Tiaret, Tiaret, Algeria.
J Med Food. 2007 Dec;10(4):712-4. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2006.256.
Six varieties of honey from different regions in Algeria were used to determine their potency against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Four varieties originated from northern Algeria, and two from the Sahara. Three types of media were used. On nutrient agar the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the four northern varieties ranged between 30% (vol/vol) and 31% (vol/vol), while the MIC of the Sahara varieties was 11% (vol/vol) and 14% (vol/vol). On King A agar the MIC of the four northern varieties ranged from 25% (vol/vol) to 31% (vol/vol), whereas the MIC of the two varieties of Sahara honey was 12% (vol/vol) and 15% (vol/vol). On nutrient broth the MIC of the northern varieties ranged from 10% (vol/vol) to 21% (vol/vol), whereas the MIC of the two varieties of Sahara honey was 9% (vol/vol). The botanic flora of Sahara is known in Algeria for its medicinal uses, and thus the higher potency of the Sahara honey is most probably due to antibacterial substances in its plant derivates. These findings suggest that Sahara honey could be used for managing wounds and burns, which are mostly infected by P. aeruginosa.
来自阿尔及利亚不同地区的六种蜂蜜被用于测定其对铜绿假单胞菌的效力。其中四种蜂蜜来自阿尔及利亚北部，两种来自撒哈拉地区。使用了三种类型的培养基。在营养琼脂上，四种北部蜂蜜品种的最低抑菌浓度（MIC）在30%（体积/体积）至31%（体积/体积）之间，而撒哈拉地区蜂蜜品种的MIC为11%（体积/体积）和14%（体积/体积）。在A氏培养基上，四种北部蜂蜜品种的MIC在25%（体积/体积）至31%（体积/体积）之间，而两种撒哈拉蜂蜜品种的MIC为12%（体积/体积）和15%（体积/体积）。在营养肉汤中，北部蜂蜜品种的MIC在10%（体积/体积）至21%（体积/体积）之间，而两种撒哈拉蜂蜜品种的MIC为9%（体积/体积）。撒哈拉地区的植物群在阿尔及利亚因其药用价值而闻名，因此撒哈拉蜂蜜效力更高很可能是由于其植物衍生物中的抗菌物质。这些发现表明，撒哈拉蜂蜜可用于处理主要由铜绿假单胞菌感染的伤口和烧伤。
