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Microbial flora in organic honey samples of africanized honeybees from Parana river islands
2011; Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos; Volume: 31; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0101-20612011000200028
ISSN1678-457X
AutoresMaria Josiane Sereia, Eloi Machado Alves, Vagner de Alencar Arnaut de Toledo, Luís Carlos Marchini, Patrícia Faquinello, Elizabete Satsuki Sekine, Priscila Wielewski,
Tópico(s)Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
ResumoThe purpose of this study was to verify and compare the main contamination sources and the hygienic/sanitary conditions of organic honey samples of Apis mellifera from Parana River islands. Thirty-three (33) samples were analyzed between January 2005 and August 2006. Eleven (11) samples were collected by beekeepers and twenty-two (22) samples were collected and processed in accordance with ideal personal hygiene norms and good manufacturing practices. The samples underwent microbiological analysis in search of coliforms at 35 ºC and 45 ºC, as well as fungi enumeration analysis. As for fungi counting, the samples harvested by beekeepers showed values above the maximum established by Resolution nº 15/94 of Common Market Group - Mercosul. The results showed that secondary contamination sources are responsible for the reduction of organic honey quality.
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