Análisis del efecto de la miel en el crecimiento bacteriano de Escherichia coli DH5-alfa

Merry Jocelyn  González-Lázaro; Azul Maryann  Ramírez-Romero; Emanuel Isaías  Lino-León; Adrián Israel  Hernández-Morales; Elena Margarita  Castro-Rodríguez; Juan Pablo Chávez-Preciado; Jaqueline Meritzel  Florian-Peralta; Fátima López-Alcaraz; Karla Berenice Carrazco-Peña; Mario del Toro Equihua; Karmina  Sánchez Meza; Eliud Alfredo García-Montalvo; Jorge Francisco Cerna-Cortés; Joel Cerna Cortés

Authors

Merry Jocelyn González-Lázaro Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2206-734X
Azul Maryann Ramírez-Romero Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9251-9173
Emanuel Isaías Lino-León Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7424-6378
Adrián Israel Hernández-Morales Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5041-7436
Elena Margarita Castro-Rodríguez Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-8982
Juan Pablo Chávez-Preciado Universidad de Colima
Jaqueline Meritzel Florian-Peralta Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0856-1597
Fátima López-Alcaraz Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-7163
Karla Berenice Carrazco-Peña
Mario del Toro Equihua Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4854-0458
Karmina Sánchez Meza Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-0252
Eliud Alfredo García-Montalvo Universidad Veracruzana
Jorge Francisco Cerna-Cortés Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Joel Cerna Cortés Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Colima https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2709-0264

Keywords:

Gram-negative bacterium, Inhibition, Luria-Bertani media, Honeybee, Plate count

Abstract

Bacterial infections are a common problem in clinical practice. Resistance to conventional antibiotics has driven the search for safe, natural alternatives. Honey, a natural product with antibacterial properties, has been used medicinally since the dawn of human history. This study evaluated the minimum concentration of honey that suppresses the growth of Escherichia coli DH5-alpha bacterium. The results show that a 10 % honey concentration can inhibit the growth of E. coli on LB agar and in LB liquid broth.