Only a few studies have reported the epiphytic microbiota
on fruit from the Cerrado; microbial diversity has been studied
for the Acerola, Pitanga, Umbu and Mangaba fruits (Trindade
et al. 2002), for Pequi (Ferreira and Junqueira 2007) and for
dried Cabacinha fruit (Amaral et al. 2001). The epiphytic
microbiota is composed of bacteria, yeasts and filamentous
fungi that may have pectinolytic, cellulolytic, proteolytic, and
antimicrobial activities and may be pathogenic to humans
(Trindade et al. 2002; Ferreira and Junqueira 2007).