Microbes and Beneficial Microbes

The use of honey is widely spread across the world due to its nutrition and medicinal values. It has both the antioxidant and

antibacterial properties. In the laboratory analysis, the honey sample used was collected from the National Bee Keeping Station.

Agar solution was prepared under sterile conditions and aseptically inoculated in petri dishes for 24 hours. Escherichia coli and

Staphylococcus aureus were spread in the culture in diff erent petri dishes. sterile paper discs were impregnated with honey and put

at the center of the cultures. Streptomycin, a known antibiotic was used as a control experiment in a diff erent petri dish. Th ey were

incubated for 24 hours. Th e results showed that there were a clear batch around the discs. Th is shows that honey could inhibit the

growth of these microbes around the disc and that honey can be used for its antimicrobial properties on E. coli and S. aureus.