Buckwheat, Blueberry Honeys Most Active Against Wound Bacteria

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Buckwheat, Blueberry Honeys Most Active Against Wound Bacteria

 

 

 

Evaluation of Efficacy of Canadian Honeys Against Wound-Infecting

Bacteria in vitro

 

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[Note: The results of this study were presented at the recent convention

of the Ontario Beekeepers' Association in Niagara Falls, Canada.]

 

 

 

Authors: Katrina Brudzynski, Robert Lanningan

 

Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, London Health

Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada

 

 

 

Honeys possessing antibacterial activity have been demonstrated to be

useful as an adjunct topical treatment of infected wounds and burns.

Canadian honeys have been shown to posses antibacterial activity against

two standard bacterial species, Gram-negative Escherichia coli (ATCC

14948) and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633), however their

activity against wound-infecting bacteria have not been adequately

investigated yet.

 

 

 

Purpose: To evaluate the susceptibility of seven clinical isolates from

infected wounds to Canadian honeys in vitro...