02198naa a2200277 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400350006010000210009524501300011626000090024652013620025565000190161765300240163665300220166065300220168265300200170470000270172470000190175170000160177070000190178670000260180570000240183170000210185577300440187621024002023-01-24       2018    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1590/2236-8906-45/20182DOI1 aLUZ, C. F. P. da  aUsing palynological evidence from royal jelly to mediate the spread of Paenibacillus larvae in Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2018  aABSTRACT (Using palynological evidence from royal jelly to mediate the spread of Paenibacillus larvae in Brazil). Royal jelly may contain pollen grains and their presence can be used to determine the phytogeographical origin of the product. This study analyzed the phytogeographical origin of commercial royal jelly samples from São Paulo State, tested as part of the Brazilian Federal Inspection System (SIF), found to be contaminated with spores of the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, that causes the American Foulbrood Disease. The pollen grains of Castanea had the highest total percentage, with lower percentages of Cirsium/Carduus, Cistus, Parthenocissus, Prunus, Quercus, Robinia, Scrophulariaceae, Taraxacum, Tilia, among others. This pollen spectrum is incompatible with royal jelly samples produced in Brazil. The pollen spectrum resembled that of an imported product, compatible with the Northern Hemisphere origin. Brazilian legislation does not require the phytogeographic origin of imported bee products to be analyzed by palynological procedures, but it is mandatory to have a certifi cate issued by the country of origin attesting the absence of pathogens, monitored with the objective of preventing the exotic diseases from entering Brazil. Palynology, therefore, proved to be fundamental in detecting imports of this contaminated batches.  aApis Mellifera  aForensic palynology  aFoulbrood disease  aMelissopalynology  aPollen analysis1 aGUIMARÃES-CESTARO, L.1 aSERRÃO, J. E.1 aMESSAGE, D.1 aMARTINS, M. F.1 aALVES, M. L. T. M. F.1 aSEIJO-COELLO, M. C.1 aTEIXEIRA, É. W.  tHoehneagv. 45, n. 3, p. 512-539, 2018.