Isolation and Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Bacteria in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiop truncates) in Kendal Conservation Pond, Central Java

Nafiqoh, Nunak
Setiadi, Setiadi
Novita, Hessy
Lusiastuti, Angela Mariana
Indrawati, Agustin
Elmanaviean
Jannah, Siti Nur
Gardenia, Lila
Penataseputro, Tanjung
Andriyono, Sapto
Ningrum, Siti Gusti
Oktaviani, Dian
Syahidah, Dewi
Wattiheluw, Muhammad Subhan
Purwaningsih, Uni

HAYATI Journal of Biosciences
Vol. 31 No. 5 (2024): September 2024

Aquatic mammals in Indonesia are officially protected. However, there is a lack of research on these mammals, particularly in relation to potential disease-causing bacteria. A study was conducted in a conservation pond to address this gap, where swab samples were taken from the blowholes of aquatic mammals. The focus was on identifying bacteria that could potentially cause infectious diseases in these animals. The results revealed V. parahaemolyticus bacterial isolates, which showed a 98% similarity to the registered V. parahaemolyticus in NCBI. These bacterial isolates exhibited hemolysin properties and demonstrated resistance to trimethoprim, streptomycin, cephalothin, and penicillin antibiotics.