The aim of this research was to evaluate two methods of sensitivity for the inhibition of the growth of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus (ATCC® 11632), the Kirby-Bauer method and the modified agar wells, using honey 100% from Apis mellifera. The modified method in agar wells formed inhibition halos of 25.04 mm and that of Kirby-Bauer of 21.15 mm, indicating that the modified method in agar wells is more sensitive than the Kirby-Bauer method.The aim of this research was to evaluate two methods of sensitivity for the inhibition of the growth of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus (ATCC® 11632), the Kirby-Bauer method and the modified agar wells, using honey 100% from Apis mellifera. The modified method in agar wells formed inhibition halos of 25.04 mm and that of Kirby-Bauer of 21.15 mm, indicating that the modified method in agar wells is more sensitive than the Kirby-Bauer method.

La investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar dos métodos de sensibilidad para la inhibición del crecimiento de Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus (ATCC® 11632), el método de Kirby-Bauer y el de pozos modificados de agar, mediante la utilización de miel de abeja pura de Apis mellifera en una concentración al 100%. El método modificado en pozos de agar formó halos de inhibición de 25.04 mm y el de Kirby-Bauer de 21.15 mm, indicando que el método modificado en pozos de agar es más sensible que el de Kirby-Bauer.