Bacterial Analysis of Marketed and Raw Honey in Turkey

Year 2007, Volume: 07 Issue: 1, 30 - 34, 27.02.2007

Cüneyt Özakın İbrahim Çakmak Levent Aydın Harrington Wells

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. 

Keywords

Honey, Bacteria, American Foulbrood, European Foulbrood

Türkiye’de Marketlerden ve Üreticilerden Alınan Balların Bakteriyel Analizi

Abstract

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. 

Keywords

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

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