Detection and identification of Lactobacillus bacteria found in the honey stomach of the giant honeybee Apis dorsata

Apidologie

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 642-649

  Tajabadi, Naser ^a,b   Mardan, Makhdzir ^a   Abdul Manap, Mohd Yazid ^a   Shuhaimi, Mustafa ^a   Meimandipour, Amir ^c   Nateghi, Leila ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apis dorsata; Honey stomach; Lactobacillus bacteria; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HONEYBEE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESERVATION; PROBIOTICS; SAMPLING;

APIS DORSATA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS KUNKEEI; LACTOBACILLUS SP.;

EID: 80054693082     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0069-x     Document Type: Article

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