Microbiological quality of honey from stingless bee, jandaíra (Melipona subnitida), from the semiarid region of Brazil
| Autor: | Carolina de Gouveia Mendes da Escóssia Pinheiro, Maria Rociene Abrantes, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Carlos Augusto Oliveira Junior, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato, Jean Berg Alves da Silva |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Ciência Rural, Vol 48, Iss 9 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4596 0103-8478 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20180151 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of microorganisms in honey produced by the stingless bee (SB) jandaíra (Melipona subnitida) from the semiarid region of Brazil. Thirty-five samples were analyzed and all of them were positive for mesophilic bacteria, coliforms at 45°C, fungi, and yeast. Staphylococcus spp. were identified in 85.7%, while Bacillus spp. were detected in 34.3% of honey samples. DNAs of Clostridium perfringens and C. botulinum were detected in 40% and 2.8% of the samples, respectively. Salmonella spp. and C. difficile were not detected. The present research revealed a great diversity of microorganisms in honey produced by jandaíra. |
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