Determination of C. botulinum presence in pollen samples collected from different regions of Turkey by Real-Time PCR

Gücükoğlu, Ali; Saka, Erdem; Uyanik, Tolga; Kanat, Sibel; Çadırcı, Özgür; Akpınar, Rahşan

doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2020.110172

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“…Because the Gram-positive Bacterium Clostridium botulinum , which is considered a potential risk factor for baby botulism, and can be found in both honey and bee pollen, the World Health Organization prohibits the usage of honey for newborns under the age of one. C. botulinum's can produce eight distinct toxins (A, B, C1, C2, D, E, F, G) ( 157 – 159 ). Also, allergic reactions to bee venom have been observed.…”

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Honey Bee Products: Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Their Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Properties

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Diversity of aerobic spore-forming bacteria isolated from fresh bee pollen intended for human consumption in Argentina

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López

2021

Journal of Apicultural Research

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Bee pollen is the result of the agglutination of pollen grains collected from flowers and mixed with nectar and salivary secretions by honey bees. Bee pollen is a natural product exposed to environmental conditions and also provides a unique microhabitat for yeasts and bacterial communities. We analyzed 30 fresh bee pollen samples obtained from the main producing areas of Argentina to identify aerobic-spore-forming bacteria. We obtained 73 isolates belonging to 16 different species through isolation on selective and differential media, morphological and biochemical tests, and PCR and RFLP analysis of genes encoding 16S rRNA. Our data revealed that Bacillus cereus sensu stricto was the most predominant species (50%), followed by Bacillus megaterium (40%) and Bacillus subtilis (40%), respectively. In a minor proportion, Paenibacillus polymyxa (20%), Paenibacillus larvae (17%), Bacillus pumilus (13%), Bacillus licheniformis (13%), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (10%), Lysinibacillus sphaericus (7%), Bacillus coagulans (7%), Rummelliibacillus stabekisii (7%), Bacillus thuringiensis (7%), Bacillus clausii (3%), Paenibacillus alvei (3%), Bacillus simplex (3%), and Paenibacillus amylolyticus (3%) were also found. Our results showed that Argentinean bee pollen could transmit honey bee diseases due to the presence of viable spores of P. larvae and also spores of toxicogenic B. cereus s.s. and B. megaterium strains.

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Determination of C. botulinum presence in pollen samples collected from different regions of Turkey by Real-Time PCR

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Honey Bee Products: Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Their Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Properties

Honey Bee Products: Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Their Anti-inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Properties

Diversity of aerobic spore-forming bacteria isolated from fresh bee pollen intended for human consumption in Argentina

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