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 (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 …

Social bees harbor conserved gut microbiotas that may have been acquired in a common
ancestor of social bees and subsequently codiversified with their hosts. However, most of …

Abstract Main Conclusion Rice is attacked by an armada of pathogens. Present review
provides a critical evaluation of the potential of different biotic agents used to protect rice …

Highlights•SB and-products contribute to sustainable food production.•SB are rich sources of
molecules and beneficial bacteria for food/health.•Microbial isolates of SB and SB-products …

Background The discovery of new molecules with antimicrobial properties has been a
promising approach, mainly when related to substances produced by bacteria. The use of …

Stingless bee (Hymenoptera, Apidae, and Trigona) honey is a remarkable “miracle liquid”
with a wide range of medical benefits for conditions including gastroenteritis, cataracts, and …

HIGHLIGHTS Eight species of bacteria and three yeasts were identified in T. angustula
products. Bacillus was the main bacteria present in pots of stingless bee honey and pollen …

Information about the fungal composition of bee bread, and the fermentation processes to
which the fungi contribute significantly, is rather scarce or fragmentary. In this study, we …