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(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Using palynological evidence from royal jelly to mediate the spread of Paenibacillus larvae in Brazil

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Author(s):
Cynthia Fernandes Pinto da Luz [1] ; Lubiane Guimarães-Cestaro [2] ; José Eduardo Serrão [3] ; Dejair Message [4] ; Marta Fonseca Martins [5] ; Maria Luisa Teles Marques Florêncio Alves [6] ; María Carmen Seijo-Coello [7] ; Érica Weinstein Teixeira [8]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Instituto de Botânica. Núcleo de Pesquisa em Palinologia - Brasil
[2] Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Pós-gradução em Entomologia. Departamento de Entomologia - Brasil
[3] Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Departamento de Biologia Geral - Brasil
[4] Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido. Departamento de Ciências Animais - Brasil
[5] Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária. Embrapa Gado de Leite - Brasil
[6] Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios. Polo Regional Vale do Paraíba - Brasil
[7] Universidade de Vigo. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal e Ciências do Solo - Espanha
[8] Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios. Polo Regional Vale do Paraíba - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 8
Document type: Journal article
Source: Hoehnea; v. 45, n. 3, p. 512-539, 2018-09-00.
Abstract

ABSTRACT Royal jelly may contain pollen grains and their presence can be used to determine the phytogeographical origin of the product. This study analyzed the phytogeographical origin of commercial royal jelly samples from São Paulo State, tested as part of the Brazilian Federal Inspection System (SIF), found to be contaminated with spores of the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, that causes the American Foulbrood Disease. The pollen grains of Castanea had the highest total percentage, with lower percentages of Cirsium/Carduus, Cistus, Parthenocissus, Prunus, Quercus, Robinia, Scrophulariaceae, Taraxacum, Tilia, among others. This pollen spectrum is incompatible with royal jelly samples produced in Brazil. The pollen spectrum resembled that of an imported product, compatible with the Northern Hemisphere origin. Brazilian legislation does not require the phytogeographic origin of imported bee products to be analyzed by palynological procedures, but it is mandatory to have a certificate issued by the country of origin attesting the absence of pathogens, monitored with the objective of preventing the exotic diseases from entering Brazil. Palynology, therefore, proved to be fundamental in detecting imports of this contaminated batches. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/18802-3 - Identification of bee's pathogens in bee products marketed in São Paulo State and the profile of bee health in Vale do Ribeira, SP
Grantee:Érica Weinstein Teixeira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants