Botanical characterization and evaluation of the antimicrobial potential of honey produced by Apis mel-lifera L., Melipona scutellaris Latreille and Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a fragment of dense rainforest in the State of Bahia, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.33447/paubrasilia.v3i2.40Keywords:
Melissopalynology, Pollen, MICAbstract
This study aimed to characterize, through pollen grains, the botanical origin of honey samples produ-ced by Apis mellifera, Melipona scutellaris, and Tetragonisca angustula, identifying shared plant resources and also analyzing the antimicrobial capacity of the samples. Thirty samples were analyzed and 13 showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. One hundred fifty-four pollen types were identified composing the pollen spectrum of the analyzed honey; 133 had their botanical affinity inferred. Of these pollen types, 82 were observed in the honey of M. scutellaris, 75 in A. mellifera and 56 in T. angustula. Twenty pollen types were shared in the honey of all bee species; the Myrtaceae and Fabaceae families standing out for their representativeness. Only seven types were classified as predominant pollen. The honey samples are characterized as multifloral, and only some of them have antimicrobial activity against S. aureus.
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