2006-06-13 09:32:25 · 12 answers · asked by steve f 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
you can't use honey as a media to grow bacteria,but there is s disease caused by bacteria carried by pollens ,the bacteria called Clostridium botulinum ,that's why honey is not recommended for babies under one year old,and this bacteria is used in Botox,it causes relaxation of the muscles.
2006-06-13 13:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by phopper megga blaster 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes, bacteria can grow just about anywhere, why not a nutrient rich enivornment like honey. I think I have a jar of honey with some bacteria growing in it right now.
2006-06-13 18:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by pliu428 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, honey is known to stop the growth of bacteria. the ancient Greeks used honey as an early form of penicillin.
2006-06-13 16:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Divebouy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if bacteria could grow in honey that owuld mean that it could go rancid, which honey cannot.
2006-06-13 16:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by rockdog 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coltranficky has it right.
The bacteria may not grow in honey, but the spores will easily survive. When ingested, they could easily make you sick.
2006-06-13 22:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by scott_d_webb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,the answer is NO because the honey is hyperosmolar medium (has low water content),so as bacterium enters the honey there will be shifting of fluid from the bacterium to the honey that will lead to shrinkage of the bacterium and it will die.
2006-06-13 17:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by dr_abeer76 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Clostridium botulinum endospores can be found in honey.
2006-06-13 16:35:56 · answer #7 · answered by coltraneflicky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably. what kind of bacteria are you trying to grow?
2006-06-13 16:35:23 · answer #8 · answered by coquinegra 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, that's why you don't give honey to a baby they can get botulism.
2006-06-14 20:49:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the strain, but yes it should be pretty easy to grow anything in a sugary substance.
2006-06-13 16:35:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋