Assessment of microbiological quality of bee collected pollen is very important, because of its use as a supplement in the human diet. In this study, 26 samples collected from different location in Serbia were tested for the presence of mold through mycologial analysis. The presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous and the most widespread mycotoxin was also determined. It was established that 10 of the investigated samples were contaminated with some genera or species of mold, but all of the investigated samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1. Considering that there is no unique and official procedure for mycological analysis of bee collected pollen, these findings suggest the need for their establishment. Mycological analysis should be followed by mycotoxicological analysis since the absence of mold does not confirm the absence of aflatoxin B1 in bee pollen.
TY - JOUR
AU - Kostic, Aleksandar Z.
AU - Petrović, Tanja S.
AU - Krnjaja, Vesna
AU - Nedic, Nebojša M.
AU - Tešić, Živoslav Lj.
AU - Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka M.
AU - Barac, Miroljub B.
AU - Stanojević, Sladana P.
AU - Pesic, Mirjana B.
PY - 2017
UR - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/519
AB - Assessment of microbiological quality of bee collected pollen is very important, because of its use as a supplement in the human diet. In this study, 26 samples collected from different location in Serbia were tested for the presence of mold through mycologial analysis. The presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous and the most widespread mycotoxin was also determined. It was established that 10 of the investigated samples were contaminated with some genera or species of mold, but all of the investigated samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1. Considering that there is no unique and official procedure for mycological analysis of bee collected pollen, these findings suggest the need for their establishment. Mycological analysis should be followed by mycotoxicological analysis since the absence of mold does not confirm the absence of aflatoxin B1 in bee pollen.
PB - Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon
T2 - Journal of Apicultural Research
T1 - Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions
VL - 56
IS - 1
SP - 13
EP - 20
DO - 10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897
ER -
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author = "Kostic, Aleksandar Z. and Petrović, Tanja S. and Krnjaja, Vesna and Nedic, Nebojša M. and Tešić, Živoslav Lj. and Milojkovic-Opsenica, Dusanka M. and Barac, Miroljub B. and Stanojević, Sladana P. and Pesic, Mirjana B.",
year = "2017",
url = "http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/519",
abstract = "Assessment of microbiological quality of bee collected pollen is very important, because of its use as a supplement in the human diet. In this study, 26 samples collected from different location in Serbia were tested for the presence of mold through mycologial analysis. The presence of aflatoxin B1, one of the most dangerous and the most widespread mycotoxin was also determined. It was established that 10 of the investigated samples were contaminated with some genera or species of mold, but all of the investigated samples were contaminated with aflatoxin B1. Considering that there is no unique and official procedure for mycological analysis of bee collected pollen, these findings suggest the need for their establishment. Mycological analysis should be followed by mycotoxicological analysis since the absence of mold does not confirm the absence of aflatoxin B1 in bee pollen.",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon",
journal = "Journal of Apicultural Research",
title = "Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions",
volume = "56",
number = "1",
pages = "13-20",
doi = "10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897"
}
Kostic, A. Z., Petrović, T. S., Krnjaja, V., Nedic, N. M., Tešić, Ž. Lj., Milojkovic-Opsenica, D. M., Barac, M. B., Stanojević, S. P.,& Pesic, M. B. (2017). Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions.
Journal of Apicultural Research
Taylor & Francis Ltd, Abingdon., 56(1), 13-20.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897
Kostic AZ, Petrović TS, Krnjaja V, Nedic NM, Tešić ŽL, Milojkovic-Opsenica DM, Barac MB, Stanojević SP, Pesic MB. Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions. Journal of Apicultural Research. 2017;56(1):13-20
Kostic Aleksandar Z., Petrović Tanja S., Krnjaja Vesna, Nedic Nebojša M., Tešić Živoslav Lj., Milojkovic-Opsenica Dusanka M., Barac Miroljub B., Stanojević Sladana P., Pesic Mirjana B., "Mold/aflatoxin contamination of honey bee collected pollen from different Serbian regions" Journal of Apicultural Research, 56, no. 1 (2017):13-20,
https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1259897 .
