Towards honey authentication: assessing European honey entomological origin by a molecular identification approach

Following the European Union (EU) legislation, honey should be produced by the western honey bee, Apis mellifera. Across Europe, 10 different A. mellifera subspecies can be found, comprising 3 different lineages (A, M and C) based on mtDNA [1]. In general, honey bees occupy allopatric geographical r...

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Main Author: Soares, Sónia (author)
Other Authors: Grazina, Liliana (author), Mafra, I. (author), Costa, Joana (author), Pinto, M. Alice (author), Oliveira, Beatriz (author), Amaral, Joana S. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Honey
Apis mellifera subspecies
Authenticity
Western honey bee
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/15764
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/15764

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/15764

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