Bacterial Analysis of Marketed and Raw Honey in Turkey

Cüneyt ÖZAKIN; İbrahim ÇAKMAK; Levent AYDIN; Harrington WELLS

Article Details

Bacterial Analysis of Marketed and Raw Honey in Turkey

Authors:

Cüneyt ÖZAKIN | İbrahim ÇAKMAK | Levent AYDIN | Harrington WELLS

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Life sciences

Journal:

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi 2007 Vol.07 Issue 1, pp.30-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2007

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000619601

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-5594

Abstract:

 

 Marketed honey samples (the products of 15 different firms obtained from superstores), and raw honey (obtained directly from 11 different apiaries from the Black Sea and Marmara regions of Turkey) were analyzed for bacteria species presence. Out of the 26 honey samples, bacteria were isolated in 23. Twice the number of species was isolated from marketed as raw honey. However, neither European Foulbrood (EFB) (Melissococcus pluton) nor American Foulbrood (AFB) (Paenibacillus larvae larvae) was detected in any of the samples. This suggests that sanitary measures and disinfection requirements may not be met in collecting, packaging and labeling honey for marketing. Key words: Honey, Bacteria, American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood. .

 


Ülkemizde marketlerden (15 adet firma ve 11 adet arıcı) ve Marmara ve Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde doğrudan arıcılardan toplanan 26 ham ba| numunesi bakteri varlığı bakımından analiz edilmiştir. Toplam 26 numune örneğinden 23’ünde bakteri varlığı tespit edilmiştir. Marketlerden toplanan ballardan ham bala göre iki kat daha fazla bakteri türü izole edilmiştir. Numunelerin hiç birinde Avrupa Yavru Çürüklüğü (EFB) etkeni (Melissococcus pluton) ve Amerikan Yavru Çürüklüğü etkeni (AFB) (Paenibacillus larvae larvae) bulunamamıştır. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları dezenfeksiyon ve temizlik ölçütlerinin toplama, paketleme ve etiketleme sırasında yeterince yapılmadığını göstermektedir

 Bal, Bakteri, Amerikan Yavru Çürüklüğü, Avrupa Yavru Çürüklüğü. 

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Article Details

Bacterial Analysis of Marketed and Raw Honey in Turkey

Authors: Cüneyt ÖZAKIN | İbrahim ÇAKMAK | Levent AYDIN | Harrington WELLS

Publisher: Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics: Life sciences

Journal: Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi 2007 Vol.07 Issue 1, pp.30-34

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2007

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000619601

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2687-5594

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Authors:

Cüneyt ÖZAKIN | İbrahim ÇAKMAK | Levent AYDIN | Harrington WELLS

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Life sciences

Journal:

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi 2007 Vol.07 Issue 1, pp.30-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2007

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000619601

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-5594