TY - JOUR ID - 118037 TI - Antibacterial activity of Capparis spinosa honey against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli JO - DYSONA - Life Science JA - DLS LA - en SN - AU - Amer, Abdelkrim M. AU - Abid-Alla, Saleh A. M. AD - Department of Zoology at the University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya AD - Plant Protection Department at Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Al Bayda, Libya Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 2 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 5 KW - Caper honey KW - antibacterial KW - Capparis spinosa KW - Escherichia coli KW - Staphylococcus Aureus DO - 10.30493/dls.2020.243984 N2 - This study aimed to investigate the antibacterial effect of caper honey collected from Jabal Al Akhdar region in eastern Libya. Honey was diluted with sterile distilled water at various rates (15%, 25%, 50%, and 75%). The dilutions were tested in vitro against two types of bacteria, one of which was Gram-negative (Staphylococcus aureus) and the other Gram-positive (Escherichia coli), by conducting the sensitivity tablets test using the disk diffusion method and measuring the diameter of the inhibition zone due to the effect of honey. Additionally, honey effect on the numbers of bacterial cells was investigated using the decimal dilution procedure. Caper honey analysis showed that moisture content was 18.9, with a small amount of calcium and phosphorus,  and a protein content of 0.830%. Caper honey showed an apparent inhibitory effect on the studied bacteria as there was a direct relationship between honey concentration and the diameter of the inhibition zone. Additionally, there was a significant negative correlation between honey concentration and the total number of bacterial cells with total inhibition under 75% concentration. UR - https://life.dysona.org/article_118037.html L1 - https://life.dysona.org/article_118037_109544d38d4883f63946e403751c400f.pdf ER -