Bacteria under the operational group Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (OG Ba) are all Gram-
positive, endospore-forming, and rod-shaped. Taxonomically, the OG Ba belongs to the …

Background Honey is considered as a functional food with health-promoting properties. Its
potent antibacterial and antibiofilm effects are the major attributes of so called 'medical …

As a major food crop, rice (Oryza sativa) is produced and consumed by nearly 90% of the
population in Asia with less than 9% produced outside Asia. Hence, reports on large scale …

Stingless bees are a type of honey producers that commonly live in tropical countries. Their
use for honey is being abandoned due to its limited production. However, the recent …

Stingless bees (Meliponini) are highly social bees that are native to tropical and sub-tropical
ecosystems. Resin use is vital to many aspects of stingless bee colony function. Stingless …

Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, bee salivary enzymes,
and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen …

Recently, the honey and propolis of stingless bees have been attracting growing attention
because of their health-promoting properties. However, studies on these products of African …

This study aimed to isolate, identify, and evaluate the probiotic properties of Bacillus species
from honey of the stingless bee Heterotrigona itama. Bacillus spp. were isolated from five …

The stingless bee has been gaining more attention in recent years due to the uniqueness
and benefits of its products. Similar to the common honeybee, stingless bees also produce …

Highlights•Meliponini, known as stingless bees, are a monophyletic group of eusocial
insects.•The microbiota of Meliponini includes viruses, bacteria, yeasts, and filamentous …