Gamma irradiation effects on the microbial content in commercial bee pollen used for bumblebee mass rearing

Bee pollen is a valuable natural product and by its nutritional composition is important for the development of insects of agricultural interest. In this work, we determined whether gamma irradiation can minimize the risk of microbial contamination of commercial bee pollen used for the mass rearing...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Radiation physics and chemistry (Oxford, England : 1993) England : 1993), 2020-03, Vol.168, p.108511, Article 108511
Hauptverfasser:	Álvarez Hidalgo, Erika, Hernandez-Flores, Jose Luis, Andrade Moreno, Vicente Daniel, Ramos López, Miguel, Romero Gómez, Sergio, Vázquez Cruz, Moisés A., Torres Ruíz, Alfonso, Alvarado Osuna, Claudia, Jones, George H., Arvizu Hernández, Iván, Estrada Martínez, Ana, Campos-Guillén, Juan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteria Bumblebee Bumblebees Coliforms Food irradiation Gamma irradiation Gamma rays Insects Microbial determination Microorganisms Natural products Pollen
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Bee pollen is a valuable natural product and by its nutritional composition is important for the development of insects of agricultural interest. In this work, we determined whether gamma irradiation can minimize the risk of microbial contamination of commercial bee pollen used for the mass rearing of bumblebees. Bee pollen samples were treated with target doses of 0, 2, 5, 7 and 9 kGy of gamma radiation emitted by a 60Co source and then analyzed for microbial content. Neither fungi nor coliform bacteria were detected in samples irradiated at 5 kGy or higher. Yeasts and aerobic bacteria were not detected in the samples irradiated at 7 kGy or higher (
ISSN:	0969-806X 1879-0895
DOI:	10.1016/j.radphyschem.2019.108511