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Table 1 Mean inhibition and standard deviation of stingless bees and Apis mellifera honeys on Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923), Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Klebsiella pneumoniae (R), Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Escherichia coli (R) at 50% (v/v) concentration

From: Antibacterial effects of Apis mellifera and stingless bees honeys on susceptible and resistant strains of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Conc. (v/v)

Type of honey

N

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Std. deviation

50%

Stingless honeybees honey

15

16.00

27.00

22.26

3.79

Apis mellifera white honey

15

17.00

25.00

21.00

2.70

Apis mellifera yellow honey

15

14.00

21.00

18.07

2.31

25%

Stingless honeybees honey

15

15.00

21.00

18.73

1.83

Apis mellifera white honey

15

9.00

18.00

13.67

3.29

Apis mellifera yellow honey

15

7.00

16.00

10.40

3.58

12.5%

Stingless honeybees honey

15

9.00

19.00

14.40

2.82

Apis mellifera white honey

15

8.00

17.00

12.40

3.33

Apis mellifera yellow honey

15

6.00

15.00

9.67

3.06