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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Laboratory experiments were conducted to explore the diversity of naturally-occurring probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) associated with honey bees and to understand whether they can be used as probiotics to manage honey bee stressors. Honey stomach, honey, bee bread, bee pollen and royal jelly from different species of honey bees (Apis ceranaindica Fabricius, Apis melliefra Linnaeus, Apis florea Fabricius, Apis dorsata Fabricius, Tetragonula iridipennis Smith) were examined for the presence of LAB. The results indicated a rich diversity of LAB in the samples analysed, with 42 isolates belonging to six genera, viz., Enterococcus (23.8%), Micrococcus (18.8%), Streptococcus (13.8 %), Pediococcus (13.8 %), Lactobacillus (10.0%), Lactococcus (10.0 %) and Leuconostoc (10.0%). Their scope in disease management is discussed.