Effect of HoneyBee and Date syrup on inhibitory activity of Bifidobacterium spp against some Pathogenic bacteria

Abstract

The effect of honey Bee and date syrup on the activity of Bifidobacterium spp against some pathogenic bacteria included : Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobactor baumanii, and Aeromonas hydrophila was studied by adding (1,3 or 5) % of a honey and date syrup to culture media, and compared with inhibitory activity of unconcentrated and concentrated Bifidobacterium spp filtrate. The results showed that the honeyBee and date syrup(1,3 or 5)% enhanced the inhibitory activity of Bifidobacterium spp more than the unconcentrated filtrate against the pathogenic bacteria with significant differences, and when used the honeyBee and date The effect was higher than the concentrated filtrate with significant differences against S. marcescens and A. hydrophila while non significant differences against S. aureus, A. baumanii