Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina

Honey and pollen from Tetragonisca fiebrigi and Scaptotrigona jujuyensis, stingless bees from northern Argentina, presented a particular microbiological profile and associated enzymatic activities. The cultured bacteria were mostly Bacillus spp. (44%) and Escherichia spp. (31%). The phylogenetic ana...

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Autores principales: Salomon, Virginia María, Hero, Johan Sebastian, Morales, Andrés Hernán, Pisa, José Horacio, Maldonado, Luis Maria, Vera, Nancy Roxana, Madrid, Rossana Elena, Romero, Cintia Mariana
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17343
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/711
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12040711
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author Salomon, Virginia María
Hero, Johan Sebastian
Morales, Andrés Hernán
Pisa, José Horacio
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Vera, Nancy Roxana
Madrid, Rossana Elena
Romero, Cintia Mariana
author_browse Hero, Johan Sebastian
Madrid, Rossana Elena
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Morales, Andrés Hernán
Pisa, José Horacio
Romero, Cintia Mariana
Salomon, Virginia María
Vera, Nancy Roxana
author_facet Salomon, Virginia María
Hero, Johan Sebastian
Morales, Andrés Hernán
Pisa, José Horacio
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Vera, Nancy Roxana
Madrid, Rossana Elena
Romero, Cintia Mariana
author_sort Salomon, Virginia María
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description Honey and pollen from Tetragonisca fiebrigi and Scaptotrigona jujuyensis, stingless bees from northern Argentina, presented a particular microbiological profile and associated enzymatic activities. The cultured bacteria were mostly Bacillus spp. (44%) and Escherichia spp. (31%). The phylogenetic analysis showed a taxonomic distribution according to the type of bee that was similar in both species. Microbial enzymatic activities were studied using hierarchical clustering. Bacillus spp. was the main bacterium responsible for enzyme production. Isolates with xylanolytic activity mostly presented cellulolytic activity and, in fewer cases, lipolytic activity. Amylolytic activity was associated with proteolytic activity. None of the isolated strains produced multiple hydrolytic enzymes in substantial amounts, and bacteria were classified according to their primary hydrolytic activity. These findings add to the limited knowledge of microbiological diversity in honey and pollen from stingless bees and also provide a physiological perspective of this community to assess its biotechnological potential in the food industry.
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spelling INTA173432024-04-09T13:12:14Z Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina Salomon, Virginia María Hero, Johan Sebastian Morales, Andrés Hernán Pisa, José Horacio Maldonado, Luis Maria Vera, Nancy Roxana Madrid, Rossana Elena Romero, Cintia Mariana Melipona Apiculture Enzyme Activity Honey Pollen Apicultura Actividad Enzimática Miel Polen Stingless Bees Abejas sin Aguijón Tetragonisca fiebrigi Scaptotrigona jujuyensis Región Noroeste, Argentina Honey and pollen from Tetragonisca fiebrigi and Scaptotrigona jujuyensis, stingless bees from northern Argentina, presented a particular microbiological profile and associated enzymatic activities. The cultured bacteria were mostly Bacillus spp. (44%) and Escherichia spp. (31%). The phylogenetic analysis showed a taxonomic distribution according to the type of bee that was similar in both species. Microbial enzymatic activities were studied using hierarchical clustering. Bacillus spp. was the main bacterium responsible for enzyme production. Isolates with xylanolytic activity mostly presented cellulolytic activity and, in fewer cases, lipolytic activity. Amylolytic activity was associated with proteolytic activity. None of the isolated strains produced multiple hydrolytic enzymes in substantial amounts, and bacteria were classified according to their primary hydrolytic activity. These findings add to the limited knowledge of microbiological diversity in honey and pollen from stingless bees and also provide a physiological perspective of this community to assess its biotechnological potential in the food industry. EEA Famaillá Fil: Salomon, Virginia María. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Hero, Johan Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Hero, Johan Sebastian. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Bioingeniería. Laboratorio de Medios e Interfases; Argentina Fil: Hero, Johan Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Hero, Johan Sebastian. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Morales, Andrés Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Morales, Andrés Hernán. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Bioingeniería. Laboratorio de Medios e Interfases; Argentina Fil: Morales, Andrés Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Morales, Andrés Hernán. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Pisa, José Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Maldonado, Luis Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Famaillá; Argentina Fil: Vera, Nancy R. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Farmacoquímica; Argentina Fil: Madrid, Rossana Elena. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología. Departamento de Bioingeniería. Laboratorio de Medios e Interfases; Argentina Fil: Madrid, Rossana Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Madrid, Rossana Elena. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Investigaciones Biológicas; Argentina Fil: Romero, Cintia Mariana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos; Argentina Fil: Romero, Cintia Mariana. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia. Farmacoquímica; Argentina 2024-04-09T13:03:32Z 2024-04-09T13:03:32Z 2024-03 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17343 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/711 2076-2607 https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12040711 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Microorganisms 12 (4) : 711. (March 2024)
spellingShingle Melipona
Apiculture
Enzyme Activity
Honey
Pollen
Apicultura
Actividad Enzimática
Miel
Polen
Stingless Bees
Abejas sin Aguijón
Tetragonisca fiebrigi
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis
Región Noroeste, Argentina
Salomon, Virginia María
Hero, Johan Sebastian
Morales, Andrés Hernán
Pisa, José Horacio
Maldonado, Luis Maria
Vera, Nancy Roxana
Madrid, Rossana Elena
Romero, Cintia Mariana
Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title_full Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title_fullStr Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title_short Microbiological Diversity and Associated Enzymatic Activities in Honey and Pollen from Stingless Bees from Northern Argentina
title_sort microbiological diversity and associated enzymatic activities in honey and pollen from stingless bees from northern argentina
topic Melipona
Apiculture
Enzyme Activity
Honey
Pollen
Apicultura
Actividad Enzimática
Miel
Polen
Stingless Bees
Abejas sin Aguijón
Tetragonisca fiebrigi
Scaptotrigona jujuyensis
Región Noroeste, Argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/17343
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/4/711
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12040711
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