Antimicrobial activitiy of oak honey (Quercus spp.) on the biofilm microorganisms

Year 2021, Volume: 58 Issue: 2, 203 - 210, 30.06.2021

Aslı Özkırım , Aygün Schiesser , Billur Küçüközmen , Ahmet İpek , Kadriye Sorkun

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.669743

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine antimicrobial properties of oak honey on biofilm microorganisms and its potential usage.
Material and Methods: The oak honey was collected in 2 years from the same region (OHPH/OHSH). Susceptibility patterns of clinical strains of three bacteria (Escherichia coli-ATCC 35218), (Staphyllococcus aureus-ATCC 29213) , (Pseudomonas aeruginosa -ATCC 27853) and one yeast (Candida albicans -ATCC 10231) strains that can form biofilm communities to oak honey were assessed by the disc diffusion method.
Results: The results revealed that oak honey has high level of antimicrobial activity to the pathogens. The antifungal activity against C. albicans was not measured clearly though, bacteriostatic effect showed itself as a secondary zone.
Conclusion: Oak honey might have a big potential for its antimicrobial properties in near future.

Keywords

Honeydew honey, honey bee, biofilm bacteria, antimicrobial effect

Supporting Institution

Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Thanks

This study was supported by Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The authors acknowledge with thanks all specialists and technicans of Forestry General Management and İstanbul/ Kırklareli. And also acknowledge with thanks to the beekeepers Ceylin and Emrah Akol, who helped to produce oak honey.

Meşe balının (Quercus spp.) biyofilm mikroorganizmaları üzerindeki antimikrobiyal aktivitesi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın temel amacı meşe balının patojenler üzerinde antimikrobiyal etkisinin araştırılması ve bu alanda olabilecek potansiyel kullanımına açıklık getirmektir.
Materyal ve Yöntem: Meşe balı 2 yıl süre ile aynı bölgeden toplanmıştır (OHPH/OHSH). Biyofilm oluşturma özelliği olan 3 klinik bakteri suşu (Escherichia coli-ATCC 35218), (Staphyllococcus aureus-ATCC 29213) , (Pseudomonas aeruginosa -ATCC 27853) ve 1 klinik maya suşunun (Candida albicans -ATCC 10231) meşe balına karşı duyarlılık testleri disk difüzyon yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir.
Araştırma Bulguları: Meşe balının patojenlere karşı yüksek oranda antimikrobiyal etkisinin olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. C. albicans’a karşı antifungal etki tam olarak ölçülememiş fakat bakterisidal etki sekonder zon ile ortaya çıkmıştır.
Sonuç: Meşe balının yakın gelecekte antimikrobiyal özellikleri açısından büyük bir potansiyele sahip olabileceği ortaya çıkarılmıştır.

Keywords

salgı balı, bal arısı, biofilm bakterileri, antimikrobiyal etki

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