Assessment of the Antimicrobial Effect of Honey on Listeria monocytogenes Strains

Burcu Çoban; Pınar Şanlıbaba; Rezzan Kasım; Mehmet Ufuk Kasım

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1635629

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Balın Listeria monocytogenes Suşları Üzerindeki Antimikrobiyal Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, farklı bal türlerinin Listeria monocytogenes suşlarına karşı antimikrobiyal etkilerini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Türkiye’nin çeşitli illerinden toplanan ve süzme çiçek balı, petek çiçek balı, akasya balı ve çam balı olarak sınıflandırılan 40 bal örneğinin antimikrobiyal aktivitesi, 29 L. monocytogenes suşuna karşı kuyucuk difüzyon yöntemi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. L. monocytogenes suşlarına karşı %100 ve %50 konsantrasyonlardaki bal örneklerinin oluşturduğu inhibisyon zon çapları 0,0 ile 4,8 cm arasında değişmiştir. %100 bal örneklerinin ortalama inhibisyon zon çapı 3,54 cm, %50 konsantrasyonda ise 3,30 cm olarak bulunmuştur. %100 konsantrasyondaki bal örneklerinin daha yüksek antimikrobiyal aktivite gösterdiği ve bal örnekleri seyreltilince bu etkinin azaldığı belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada en yüksek antimikrobiyal aktivite çam balında gözlemlenmiştir. Çam balını sırasıyla süzme çiçek balı, petek çiçek balı ve akasya balı takip etmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Assessment of the Antimicrobial Effect of Honey on Listeria monocytogenes Strains

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the antimicrobial effects of different honey types against Listeria monocytogenes strains. The antimicrobial activity of 40 honey samples, collected from different provinces of Türkiye and categorized as filtered floral honey, comb floral honey, acacia honey, and pine honey, was evaluated against 29 L. monocytogenes strains using the well diffusion method. The inhibition zone diameters formed by honey samples at 100% and 50% concentrations against L. monocytogenes strains ranged from 0.0 to 4.8 cm. The average inhibition zone diameter of the 100% honey samples was found to be 3.54 cm, while the average inhibition zone diameter of the 50% concentration was 3.30 cm. The 100% concentration of honey samples has higher antimicrobial activity, and when the honey samples are diluted, the antimicrobial activity decreases. Pine honey exhibited the highest antimicrobial activity in this study. Following pine honey, the antimicrobial effects decreased in the following order: filtered flower honey, comb flower honey, and acacia honey.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Microbiology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Burcu Çoban
0000-0001-6778-7950
Türkiye

Pınar Şanlıbaba ^*
0000-0003-4638-6765
Türkiye

Rezzan Kasım
0000-0002-2279-4767
Türkiye

Mehmet Ufuk Kasım
0000-0003-2976-7320
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

June 10, 2025

Publication Date

July 4, 2025

Submission Date

February 8, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 8, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 28 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1635629

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https://izlik.org/JA54JK32HM

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Çoban, B., Şanlıbaba, P., Kasım, R., & Kasım, M. U. (2025). Assessment of the Antimicrobial Effect of Honey on Listeria monocytogenes Strains. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 28(4), 930-944. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.1635629