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Microbiology Indonesia
ISSN : 19783477     EISSN : 20878575     DOI : -
Core Subject : Health, Science,
Microbiology Indonesia provides a unique venue for publishing original researches in microbiology (espesially from Indonesian reseachers), and ensures that authors could reach the widest possible audience. Microbiology Indonesia publishes a wide range of research disciplines on bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, and virus as well as biotechnology related to microbiology. Topics include (but are not limited to): -methods in microbiology, -bioprocess, -environmental microbiology, -food microbiology, -plant-microbe interaction, -animal-microbe interactions, -microbial community, -microbial genetics, -virology, -comparative and functional microbial genomics, -and gene expression in microbes.
Articles 398 Documents
Molecular Detection of Dapsone and Rifampicin Resistance on Mycobacterium leprae from Leprosy Patients in East Java DINAR ADRIATY; RATNA WAHYUNI; CITA ROSITA S. PRAKOESWA; NI PUTU SUSARI; INDROPO AGUSNI; SHINZO IZUMI
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): December 2009
Publisher : Indonesian Society for microbiology

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (11.892 KB) | DOI: 10.5454/mi.3.3.4

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The drug resistant problem of Mycobacterium leprae has been developing since the last decade and this has become a leprosy elimination problem in several countries, including Indonesia. Using biological on molecular methods, it is now possible to test for drug resistant cases in relatively simple and less time consuming ways. The purpose of the study is to analyze theprevalence of drug resistance M. leprae to dapsone and rifampicin in East Java based on the etection of mutations in the folP and rpoB genes. All samples were obtained from multibacillary leprosy patients in East Java, who have admitted to the Dr Sutomo Hospital Surabaya in 2003-2005. Isolates were analyzed by PCR, and the presence of nucleotide sequence of the folP and rpoB genes from M. leprae were confirmed by direct sequencing. Of 94 specimens which were collected, all were analyzed for their folP and rpoB genome. From 94 isolates, 70 showed a positive result by the folP1-folPR test and 77 out of 94 isolates showed positive by the rpoBF-rpoBR test. From 70 isolates for folP gene examination, there were 3 isolates which had mutation in the amino acid at codon 53; 2 cases Threonin (ACC) became Alanin (GCC) and 1 case Threonin (ACC) became Arginin (AGA). These mutations are responsible to dapsone resistance. For the rpoB gene, no mutation was found. The result suggested that 3 isolates (4.3%), 1 from a new case and 2 from relapse cases in this experiment, were resistant to dapsone and all isolates (100%) were susceptible to rifampicin.
Horizontal Transfer of the “Popcorn-Effect” Strain of Wolbachia from Drosophila melanogaster to Stomoxys calcitrans ENDANG SRIMURNI KUSMINTARSIH
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): December 2009
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The Wolbachia containing haemolymph from Wolbachia infected Drosophila third/fourth instar larvae was transferred through microinjection into 5-days-old pupae of the blood sucking stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans. There was no previous record of Wolbachia being present in S. calcitrans. From a total of 682 emerging adults, 236 were females and of these, seven females were tested positive (approximately 3%) for Wolbachia infection. Using electron microscopy, it was shown that Wolbachia were present in the muscle tissues of S. calcitrans.
The Quality of Physic Nut (Jatropha curcas) Seeds Affected by Water Activity and Duration of Storage OKKY SETYAWATI DHARMAPUTRA; RANTJE LILLY WORANG; RIZAL SYARIEF; . MIFTAHUDIN
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): December 2009
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The quality of physic nut (Jatropha curcas) seeds should be maintained during storage, either as seeds for seedlings or oil production to be used for biodiesel. The effects of water activity and duration of storage on the quality, i.e. fungal population, lipid, fatty acid and free fatty acid contents, and viability of physic nut seeds were investigated. The results showed that the moisture content of seeds and total fungal population decreased at low water activities, and increased at high water activities (aw). At aw 0.64, at the beginning of storage and after 20 weeks of storage, total fungal populations were 5.4 x 103 and 1.8 x 102 cfu g-1 dry basis (db), respectively. At aw 0.93, at the beginning of storage and after 20 weeks of storage, total fungal populations were 5.0 x 103 and 3.3 x 106 cfu g-1 db, respectively. At the beginning of storage fungi infecting seeds were field fungi, i.e. Cladosporium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Fusarium semitectum, and F. verticillioides. The population of field fungi decreased with the increase of storage duration. They were replaced by postharvest fungi, i.e. Aspergillus restrictus, A. penicillioides, Eurotium chevalieri, E. rubrum, Penicillium citrinum, P. implicatum and P. oxalicum. Lipid content and viability of seeds decreased with the increase of water activities and seed moisture contents, while free fatty acid contents increased with the increase of water activities and seed moisture contents during storage. Fatty acids of lipid were dominated by unsaturated fatty acids, i.e. oleic and linoleic acids. Physic nut seeds could be stored at aw 0.64-0.75 up to eight weeks when the seeds will be used for seedling, or up to 16 weeks when they will be used for producing oil.
Rapid Detection of Virulence Genes in Vibrio cholerae from Edible Ice in Jakarta DIANA E. WATURANGI; MARISA FRANSISCA
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): December 2009
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Vibrio cholerae is a bacteria that lives naturally in an aquatic environment. It causes a waterborne disease which is called cholera. Infection of waterborne disease occurs via the fecal-oral route, mostly through drinking water. As we know, ice is made from city water sources and it is commonly used in beverages. Most of publications about V.cholerae come from clinical samples, while little is known about the presence of these bacteria in potable water, especially in ice. In this study, we isolated V. cholerae from ice in Jakarta and continued with detection of the virulence genes. We recovered V. cholerae from ice samples and then continued with detection of virulence genes including toxR, ctxA, ompU, tcpA, ace, zot using multiplex PCR. The results indicated that all of the samples were non-toxigenic strains, but were classified as pathogenic strains because they have at least one of the virulence genes present. The presence of pathogenic V. cholerae in edible ice needs to be emphasized since they have some of the virulence factors and also the class 1 integron.
Antimicrobial Activity of Black Cumin Extracts (Nigella sativa) Against Food Pathogenic and Spoilage Bacteria SEDARNAWATI YASNI; ELVIRA SYAMSIR; EVA H DIREJA
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): December 2009
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This study aimed to analyze the antimicrobial activity of black cumin (Nigella sativa) extracts in inhibiting the growth of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria. Black cumin was extracted by using steam distillation, single solvent extraction, and continuous solvent extraction. Ethanol extract was the best extract in inhibiting the growth of bacteria while both aqueous and hexane extracts were less effective as antimicrobial agents. Ethanol extract, essential oil, and ethyl acetate extract have a broad antimicrobial spectrum. The chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed using a GC-MS technique. The major component of black cumin essential oil was para-cymene, followed by trans-anethole, alloaromadendrene, á-thujene, and thujyl alcohol along with many other components in minor amounts. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) value ofethanol extract in inhibiting the growth of Salmonella typhimurium was 0.084% (w/w), of essential oil in inhibiting the growth of Bacillus cereus was 1.72% (w/w), of ethyl acetate extract in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus was 1.88% (w/w) and of methanol extract in inhibiting the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was 1.88% (w/w).
Identity and Sequence Diversity of Begomovirus Associated with Yellow Leaf Curl Disease of Tomato in Indonesia TRI JOKO SANTOSO; SRI HENDRASTUTI HIDAYAT; ATI SRI DURIAT; MUHAMMAD HERMAN; . SUDARSONO
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): April 2008
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Infection of tomato by Begomovirus is known to cause serious disease and yield losses. Samples of tomato plants showing typical symptoms of begomovirus infection were collected from eight locations in Java and Sumatra. Amplification of a putative AV1 gene was performed using AV1 specific primers for Geminivirus, total nucleic acid isolated from tomato samples exhibiting leaf curl disease as the template, and the PCR technique. Direct sequencing of PCR product was carried out, followed by nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence analysis using the BLAST program. Positive results were obtained, the PCR amplification proved that diseased tomato samples collected from eight locations in Java and Sumatra were infected with Begomovirus. When nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the eight isolates were compared to other begomovirus’s sequences present in the GenBank it was found that the isolates determined in this research were Indonesian isolates of AYVV. Further phylogenetic analysis of eight Begomovirus isolates identified in this study indicated they belonged into two different clades. Results of this research also suggest that the existence of Begomovirus genetic diversity in various regions in Indonesia needs further investigation. Moreover, the prevalence of distinct Begomovirus species or isolates also need investigation.
Isolation and Identification of Ice-Nucleating-Active Bacteria from Indonesian Edible Leafy Plant Poh-Pohan (Pilea glaberina) DIANA ELIZABETH WATURANGI; VICKY MEICY; ANTONIUS SUWANTO
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): April 2008
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Two ice-nucleating-active (INA) bacteria (isolates C and 6) were isolated from poh-pohan (Pilea glaberina), an Indonesian edible leafy plant (lalaban). The maximum nucleation temperature of aqueous suspensions of the two isolates is -5 °C. They were classified as a type II ice nucleator. Microscopic and morphological determination showed that these isolates had yellow pigmentation, rod shape, and were Gram negative. Biochemical analysis indicated that the isolates were exhibited catalase activity, but negative in oxidase and indole assays. DNA sequencing of 16SrRNA gene of isolate A3 showed a 94% similarity to Pseudomonas sp. while isolate A4 showed a 97% similarity to Xanthomonas campestris. To our knowledge, this is the first report of INA bacteria isolated from a tropical edible leafy plant.
The Effect of Mutation at Thr 295 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae eRF1 on Suppression of Nonsense Codons and eRF1 Structure PRIMA ENDANG SUSILOWATI; PINGKAN ADITIAWATI; FIDA MADAYANTI; . AKHMALOKA
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): April 2008
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The termination of translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is controlled by two interacting polypeptide chain release factors, eRF1, and eRF3. Two regions in eRF1, at position 281-305 and 411-415, were proposed to be involved on the interaction to eRF3. In this study we have constructed and characterized eRF1 mutants at position 295 from threonine to alanine and serine residues resulting in eRF1(T295A) and eRF1(T295S) respectively. The mutations did not affect the viability or temperature sensitivity of the cells. The stop codons readthrough of the mutants were analyzed in vivo using PGK-stop codon-LACZ gene fusion and the results showed that thesuppression of the mutants was increased in all of the codon terminations. The suppression of the UAG codon was the high for both mutants, with a 7-fold increased for eRF1(T295A) and a 9 fold increase for eRF1(T295S). The suppressor activity of eRF1(T295S) was higher compared to that of eRF1(T295A), suggesting that the accuracy of translational termination in eRF1(T295S) was lower than that of eRF1(T295A). Computer modeling analysis using Swiss-Prot and Amber version 9.0 programs revealed that the overall structure of eRF1 mutants has no significant difference with the wild type. However, substitution of threonine to serine on eRF1(T295S) triggered a secondary structure change on the other motif of the C-terminal domain of eRF1. This observation did not occur for on eRF1(T295A). This suggests that the high stop codon suppression on eRF1(T295S) is probably due to the slight modification of the structure of the C terminal motif.
Role of Bacteria in Tempe Bitter Taste Formation: Microbiological and Molecular Biological Analysis Based on 16S rRNA Gene TATI BARUS; ANTONIUS SUWANTO; ARIS TRI WAHYUDI; HANNY WIJAYA
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): April 2008
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Tempe is traditional Indonesian food. It has a variety of tastes, sometimes with a hint of bitterness, which may differ in intensity. The cause of bitterness in tempe has never been reported previously. In this study, the aim is to identify whether bacteria play a role in the formation of bitter tastes in tempe. Sensory tests were carried out in order to determine the scoresof bitter-taste-intensity in tempe. The sensory test on EMP, WJB, CLR, DRG, and MLB tempe shows that EMP tempe has the highest score (2.3) and WJB has the lowest (1.3). It is revealed that the processing method has no impact on the formation of the bitter taste in tempe. Plating analysis, showed that EMP soaking water contained a higher number of Enterobacteria groupbacteria, approximately 103-104 CFU ml-1 and spore-forming bacteria groups, 102 CFU ml-1, compared to WJB. Similarly, other bacteria groups in fresh EMP tempe was 102 CFU g-1 higher than those in fresh WJB tempe. Based on sequencing the16S rRNA gene, the dominant bacteria on PCA media in EMP tempe are Acetobacter indonesiensis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Bacillus subtilis, and Flavobacterium sp. On the other hand those in WJB tempe were Klebsiella sp., Brevundimonas sp., Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas putida, and Acinetobacter sp. Bacillus, a group of proteolytic bacteria was found 105 CFU m-1 higher in the soaking water of EMP compared to WJB. Nevertheless, the types and numbers of fungi were not significantly different betweentempe types. Accordingly, it is concluded that the difference in the number and the types of bacteria involved in the tempe production process leads to the difference in the bitter taste intensity in both EMP and WJB tempe.
Growth Responses of External Hyphae of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi to Acidic Soil Conditions and their Effects on Cowpea Growth AGUS ROHYADI
Microbiology Indonesia Vol. 2 No. 1 (2008): April 2008
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The effectiveness of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi has often been attributed to growth of their external hyphae, whilst the hyphae themselves may be subjected to the effects of severe soil conditions. The growth of external hyphae of Gigaspora margarita and Glomus etunicatum and their functions in cowpea growth have been studied at low soil pH using a pot system making is possible for the hyphae to grow separately from their host’s roots. Pots had two compartments, one for roots (RC) and one for hyphae (HC). The RC was a cylindrical bag made of 30 ìm nylon mesh that retains the roots but allows the hyphae to pass through, placed centrally and surrounded by the HC. Initially, the RC was filled with 120 g of a soil/sand mixture (pH 5.3), inoculated with G. margarita, G. etunicatum or free fungal inoculants. A pre-germinated cowpea seed was grown in the compartment for two weeks before the HC was filled with 580 g of the mix in which the pH had been adjusted to 4.6, 4.9 or 5.2. Growth of the plants and of the fungal hyphae in the HC was assessed 6 weeks later. The two fungi differed in their responses to soil pH levels in their growth of external hyphae although they colonized plant roots in the same way. At pH 4.6, the hyphae of G. etunicatum grew more weakly than those of G. margarita. Increasing the pHenhanced the growth of G. etunicatum’s hyphae but reduced G. margarita’s. In relation to their external hyphal functions, G. margarita was able to improve its shoot dry weight and P uptake of cowpea plants higher than G. etunicatum. These findings highlight the ability of developing an extensive external hyphal network under adverse conditions of excessive H+ ions as an important characteristic for theeffectiveness of AM fungi in acidic soils.

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