Volume 17, Issue 2, August 2015, Pages 359–361
Tasiu Mahmud1, Ibrahim A. Sabo2, Mukhtar Muhammad Dauda3, Musbahu Shehu Aminu4, Hassan Muhammad Ibrahim5, and Naziru Dahiru6
1 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
2 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
4 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
5 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
6 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Studies on antifungal activity of honey with the objectives of determining the susceptibility of fungal isolate at different dilution of honey was carried out, medically important samples of fungi were collected and isolated from hospital and used in the bioassay following a modified Kirby-bauer technique. The aim of the research was to determine the current level of effectiveness of honey on some humans and animal dermatophyte. The honey was collected from its hunters and vendors in Kano state northern part of Nigeria. Result showed that the higher the concentration of honey the higher the zone diameter of inhibition. Surprisingly, the zones diameter of inhibition at dilution of 20%v/v and 30% v/v induce and increase susceptibility of fungal isolate tested. The finding showed that honey can be used to treat skin infection associated with Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis and Aspergillus species through topical application.
Author Keywords: Dermatophyte, Trichopyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, susceptivility, Kirby bauer.
Tasiu Mahmud1, Ibrahim A. Sabo2, Mukhtar Muhammad Dauda3, Musbahu Shehu Aminu4, Hassan Muhammad Ibrahim5, and Naziru Dahiru6
1 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
2 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
4 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
5 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
6 Department of Biotechnology School of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, Guatam Budha Nagar, India
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Studies on antifungal activity of honey with the objectives of determining the susceptibility of fungal isolate at different dilution of honey was carried out, medically important samples of fungi were collected and isolated from hospital and used in the bioassay following a modified Kirby-bauer technique. The aim of the research was to determine the current level of effectiveness of honey on some humans and animal dermatophyte. The honey was collected from its hunters and vendors in Kano state northern part of Nigeria. Result showed that the higher the concentration of honey the higher the zone diameter of inhibition. Surprisingly, the zones diameter of inhibition at dilution of 20%v/v and 30% v/v induce and increase susceptibility of fungal isolate tested. The finding showed that honey can be used to treat skin infection associated with Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis and Aspergillus species through topical application.
Author Keywords: Dermatophyte, Trichopyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, susceptivility, Kirby bauer.
How to Cite this Article
Tasiu Mahmud, Ibrahim A. Sabo, Mukhtar Muhammad Dauda, Musbahu Shehu Aminu, Hassan Muhammad Ibrahim, and Naziru Dahiru, “STUDY ON ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF HONEY,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 359–361, August 2015.
