Microbiological quality of honey from stingless bee, jandaíra (Melipona subnitida), from the semiarid region of Brazil
- 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
Publication date
August 2018
DOI Publisher
FapUNIFESP (SciELO) ISSN
1678-4596 Journal
1678-4596Abstract
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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