Judul: Keanekaragaman dan Distribusi Makrozobenthos di Perairan Pantai Cengkok, Teluk Banten.
Abstrak: Teluk Banten memiliki beberapa anak sungai yang salah satunya bermuara di Perairan Cengkok. Tipe substrat serta perubahan kualitas air akibat masukan partikel dari limbah aktivitas antropogenik di sepanjang sungai dan di sekitar wilayah pesisir dapat mempengaruhi struktur komunitas makrozoobentos. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis nilai kepadatan, keanekaragaman, keseragaman, dominansi, status persebaran serta similaritas makrozoobentos di Perairan Pantai Cengkok, Teluk Banten. Penelitian dilakukan selama 5 bulan, sejak bulan Mei hingga September 2019, dengan titik pengambilan sampel sebanyak lima stasiun di Perairan Cengkok Teluk Banten. Data makrozoobentos diambil dengan menggunakan van veen grab sampler, dan setiap stasiun juga dilakukan pengukuran kualitas fisika kimia perairan. Makrozoobentos yang diperoleh selama penelitian terdiri dari empat kelas yaitu Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Polychaeta dan Malacostraca. Uji statistik PCA biplot menyatakan keberadaan makrozoobentos dipengaruhi oleh kualitas perairan serta tipe substrat. Kelas Bivalvia berkorelasi positif dengan kadar kecerahan, oksigen terlarut, tipe substrat pasir, dan liat. Kelas Polychaeta berkorelasi positif dengan salinitas dan pH.
Keyword: makrozoobentos, Teluk Banten, struktur komunitas, Teluk Banten

Judul: Struktur Komunitas Makrozoobentos dan Keterkaitannya dengan Kualitas Air di Perairan Teluk Banten
Abstrak: Tingginya aktivitas antropogenik di kawasan pesisir Teluk Banten berpotensi menurunkan kualitas perairan akibat masuknya bahan-bahan organik dan anorganik. Penurunan kualitas air tersebut akan berdampak terhadap kehidupan biota, salah satunya makrozoobentos. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis struktur komunitas makrozoobentos dan keterkaitannya dengan kualitas air di Teluk Banten. Penelitian dilakukan selama enam bulan, sejak bulan September 2022 hingga Februari 2023 dengan enam titik stasiun pengamatan. Metode yang digunakan terdiri dari analisis kualitas air secara insitu dan eksitu berupa sampel makrozoobentos yang diambil menggunakan Ekman Grab, parameter kualitas air, dan substrat. Analisis data yang dilakukan terdiri dari kepadatan, keanekaragaman, keseragaman, dominansi, tipe substrat, analisis similaritas, dan analisis komponen utama. Makrozoobenthos yang diperoleh terdiri dari enam kelas, yaitu Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Polychaeta, Scapopoda, Malacostraca, dan Echinoidea. Kepadatan makrozoobentos tertinggi pada musim kemarau di bulan September. Indeks keanekaragaman yang diperoleh terkategori tinggi dengan keseragaman dan dominansi yang rendah. Kualitas air yang paling berpengaruh bagi makrozoobentos di Teluk Banten, yaitu DO dan suhu., The high anthropogenic activities in the coastal area of Banten Bay have potential to reduce water quality due to the load of organic and inorganic materials. The decrease in water quality will have an impact on biota life, one of which is macrozoobenthos. This study aims to analyze the structure of the macrozoobentos community and its relationship with water quality in Banten Bay. The study was conducted for six months, from September 2022 to February 2023 with six observation stations. The method used consists of in situ and ex situ water quality analysis in the form of macrozoobenthos samples taken usingEkman Grab, water quality parameters, and substrate. The data analysis carried out consisted of density, diversity, uniformity, dominance, substrate type, similarity analysis, and principal component analysis. The macrozoobenthos obtained consist of six classes, namely Bivalves, Gastropods, Polychaeta, Scapopoda, Malacostraca, and Echinoidea. The density of macrozoobenthos was highest at dry season in September. The diversity index is categorized as high with low uniformity and dominance. The most influential water quality for macrozoobentos in Banten Bay is DO and temperature.
Keyword: makrozoobentos di Teluk Banten, kualitas air, struktur komunitas, Teluk Banten

Judul: Evaluation of Influenza Antibody Titers in Serum and Egg Yolk of Layers Vaccinated with Influenza Vaccines.
Abstrak: Influenza belongs to the Orthomyxoviridae family which causes upper and lower respiratory tract infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate influenza-A specific antibody titers from serum and egg yolk of hens vaccinated with quadrivalent influenza vaccines. Three Hy-line Brown layers were vaccinated with quadrivalent influenza type A and B inactivated vaccines. Vaccination was carried out three times at a dose of 0.25 ml/chicken via the intramuscular route. The first vaccination was carried out at 24 weeks of age, then boosters were performed at 28 and 32 weeks of age. Serum and egg yolk were collected every week for 20 weeks since the first vaccination. Influenza A H3N2 and H1N1 antibody titers were determined using hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test and agar-gel-precipitation (AGP) test. Influenza-A H3N2 and H1N1 specific antibodies were detected in both serum and egg yolk from the first to twenty weeks after the initial vaccination. Highest HI geometric mean titer (GMT) of H1N1 antibody reached 26.67 HIU at nine weeks post first vaccination (p.f.v), while H3N2 antibody reached 26 HIU at six weeks p.f.v. Our result showed that influenza antibodies can be produced in layers using quadrivalent vaccines and layer chickens are able to produce equivalent antibody levels for each influenza subtype.
Keyword: antibody, egg yolk, influenza, layer chickens, serum