Anti-biofilm activities of manuka honey against escherichia coli o157:h7

Su Yeon Kim, Seok Seong Kang

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Abstract

Manuka honey (MH) has been shown anti-bacterial activity against several pathogenic bacteria. However, the inhibitory effect of MH on biofilm formation by Escherichia coli O157:H7 has not yet been examined. In this study, MH significantly reduced E. coli O157:H7 biofilm. Moreover, pre- and post-treatment with MH also significantly reduced E. coli O157:H7 biofilm. Cellular metabolic activities exhibited that the viability of E. coli O157:H7 biofilm cells was reduced in the presence of MH. Further, colony forming unit of MH-treated E. coli O157:H7 biofilm was significantly reduced by over 70%. Collectively, this study suggests the potential of anti-biofilm properties of MH which could be applied to control E. coli O157:H7.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)668-674
Number of pages7
JournalFood Science of Animal Resources
Volume40
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Keywords

  • Anti-bacterial
  • Biofilm
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Manuka honey

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