APMIS, 2012 Dec 27
The antimicrobial activity and phenolic compounds of five
Finnish honey products against important human pathogens Streptococcus
pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and methicillin-resistant S.
aureus were analyzed.
Microbroth dilution method and HPLC-DAD were used in
antimicrobial testing and phenolic compound determination, respectively.
Significant antimicrobial activity (p < 0.01) against all the tested
pathogens was found from willow herb (Epilobium angustifolium), heather
(Calluna vulgaris), and buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) honeys.
This is the first report on antimicrobial activity of
Finnish monofloral honeys against streptococcal and staphylococcal bacteria. To
our knowledge this is also the first report on the antimicrobial effect of
honey against S. pneumoniae.
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