Bee pollen as functional food: Insights into its composition and therapeutic properties

A El Ghouizi, M Bakour, H Laaroussi, D Ousaaid… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bee pollen is a hive product made up of flower pollen grains, nectar, and bee salivary
secretions that beekeepers can collect without damaging the hive. Bee pollen, also called …

The genus Weissella: taxonomy, ecology and biotechnological potential

V Fusco, GM Quero, GS Cho, J Kabisch… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria assigned to the genus Weissella are Gram-positive, catalase-negative, non-
endospore forming cells with coccoid or rod-shaped morphology (Collins et al.,; Björkroth et …

Pediococcus spp.: An important genus of lactic acid bacteria and pediocin producers

MCW Porto, TM Kuniyoshi, POS Azevedo… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Probiotics have gained increasing attention due to several health benefits related to the
human digestive and immune systems. Pediococcus spp. are lactic acid bacteria (LAB) that …

[HTML][HTML] Bee pollen extracts: Chemical composition, antioxidant properties, and effect on the growth of selected probiotic and pathogenic bacteria

CI Ilie, E Oprea, EI Geana, A Spoiala, M Buleandra… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper evaluated the chemical and biological properties of bee pollen samples from
Romania. Firstly, the bee pollen alcoholic extracts (BPEs) were obtained from raw bee …

A review of fermented bee products: Sources, nutritional values, and health benefits

Y Liu, B Jiang, K Wang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Bee products have garnered considerable interest due to their abundant nutritional content
and versatile biological activities. The utilization of bee products as fermentation materials …

In vitro Assessment of the Probiotic Properties and Bacteriocinogenic Potential of Pediococcus pentosaceus MZF16 Isolated From Artisanal Tunisian Meat “Dried …

M Zommiti, E Bouffartigues, O Maillot… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pediococcus pentosaceus MZF16 has been isolated from artisanal Tunisian meat so called
“Dried Ossban,” an original ecological niche, and identified by MALDI-TOF mass …

Characterization of lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from Algerian honeybee and honey and exploration of their potential probiotic and functional features for human …

M Meradji, N Bachtarzi, D Mora, K Kharroub - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Using culture enrichment methods, 100 strains of bacilli of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were
isolated from honeybee Apis mellifera intermissa and fresh honey, collected from apiaries …

Literature-based safety assessment of an agriculture-and animal-associated microorganism: Weissella confusa

JM Sturino - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Although Weissella confusa was established as a species over 25 years ago, it has been
understudied until very recently. Several independent observations have driven the recent …

Detection of fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB) in bee bread and bee pollen samples and determination of their functional roles

H Ispirli, E Dertli - Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, bee bread and bee pollen samples were characterized in terms of presence of
fructophilic lactic acid bacteria (FLAB). Following discrimination and identification of FLAB …

The impact of solid-state fermentation on bee pollen phenolic compounds and radical scavenging capacity

V Kaškonienė, A Katilevičiūtė, P Kaškonas, A Maruška - Chemical Papers, 2018 - Springer
The aim of this study was to perform solid-state fermentation of bee collected pollen by lactic
acid bacteria and evaluate the impact of fermentation to total phenolic compounds content …