Judul: Isolasi dan Identifikasi Enterobacteriaceae dari Usap Mukosa Hidung Kuda
Abstrak: Kuda merupakan salah satu hewan dekat manusia yang memiliki risiko terkena infeksi Enterobacteriaceae. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengisolasi dan mengidentifikasi Enterobacteriaceae pada traktus respiratori kuda melalui morfologi dan metode biokimia. Sampel usap hidung yang diambil dari dua ekor kuda dibiakkan pada media agar darah, agar brain-heart infusion, dan agar Mac-Conkey. Karakter pertumbuhan koloni diamati. Mikromorfologi bakteri dari koloni murni diamati dengan pewarnaan Gram. Sebanyak 10 isolat representatif Enterobacteriaceae dipilih untuk uji biokimia meliputi oksidase, katalase, sulfide indole motility, methyl red-Voges Prosakuer, sitrat Simmon, urease Christensen, dan triple sugar iron agar. Analisa uji biokimia mengidentifikasi isolat-isolat sebagai Yersinia, Edwardsiella, dan Shigella.
Keyword: Enterobacteriaceae, kuda, usap hidung

Judul: Identification and Susceptibility Test of Escherichia coli Bacteria from Horses to Several Antibiotics
Abstrak: Escherichia coli merupakan mikroflora normal yang terdapat pada saluran cerna. E. coli seiring perkembangan waktu memiliki kemampuan resistan terhadap antibiotik tertentu dan dapat menyebarkan gen resistan ke bakteri lain. Permasalahan resistensi antibiotika merupakan masalah global. Informasi mengenai resistansi terhadap antibiotik pada kuda di Indonesia belum banyak dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi bakteri yang ditemukan di saluran cerna pada kuda dan uji resistansi untuk mengetahui pola resistansi bakteri E. coli terhadap antibiotik yang dapat menunjang pengobatan pada kuda. Tahapan penelitian diawali dengan mengisolasi bakteri pada feses kuda menggunakan media agar EMBA dan MCA, lalu diidentifikasi dengan uji pewarnaan Gram serta beberapa uji biokimia. Isolasi dan identifikasi bakteri didapatkan 18 isolat bakteri E. coli, kemudian uji terhadap 6 antibiotik menunjukkan hasil masih peka atau sensitif terhadap antibiotik kloramfenikol (94%), amoksisilin (89%), gentamisin (83%), asam nalidiksat (78%), dan oksitetrasiklin (50%). Isolat resistan terhadap antibiotik sefotaksim (100%)., Escherichia coli is a normal microflora found in the digestive tract. Over time, E. coli can be resistant to certain antibiotics and can spread resistance genes to other bacteria. Overcoming antibiotic resistance is a global problem. Information regarding resistance to antibiotics in horses in Indonesia has not been widely carried out. This study aims to identify the bacteria found in the digestive tract of horses and test the resistance to determine the pattern of resistance of E. coli bacteria to antibiotics that can support treatment in horses. The research phase began with the isolation of bacteria from horse feces using EMBA and MCA agar media, then identified by Gram staining tests and several biochemical tests. Bacterial isolation and assistance obtained 18 isolates of E. coli bacteria, then tests on 6 antibiotics showed the results were still sensitive to the antibiotics chloramphenicol (94%), amoxicillin (89%), gentamicin (83%), nalidixic acid (78%), and oxytetracycline (50%). The isolates were resistant to cefotaxime (100%).
Keyword: antibiotic, Escherichia coli, horse, resistance

Judul: Thermal Characteristics and Dynamics of Tropical Cyclone over Western North Pacific Ocean: A Case Study of Typhoon Songda (Chedeng) 2011
Abstrak: The frequent occasion of Tropical Cyclone (TC) over Western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean lies from 10˚N to 26˚N and 121˚E to 170˚E. Sources of TC development come from warm ocean temperature where latent heat is released during condensation processes and subsequently concentrated in the boundary layer. Relative humidity at 850-700 hPa is responsible to produce the most intense storm. Meanwhile, weak vertical wind shear between 850-200 hPa is one of the dynamical factors that lead to the development of TC. Pressure level of 850-200 hPa is chosen to minimize the thermodynamic effect in the lower troposphere. Typhoon Songda (Chedeng in the Philippines) or TSC lasted from May 18th to 30th, 2011 and strengthened into powerful Super Typhoon stage between May 24th and 27th. Long curving track and the exhibition of all sequences of TC life cycle, TSC is then considered as an ideal case of TC. The objective of the study with case of TSC is to investigate the role of thermal characteristics and dynamics on TC intensity. The research is carried out by using Advanced Research of Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF ARW model) version 3.3. Two domains are employed in the model. The first domain situate from 02˚N to 40˚N and 118˚E to 149˚E and cover spatial resolution () of 33.1 km. The second domain situate from 09˚N to 27˚N and 119˚E to 132˚E with of 11 km. Timestep of the model () is 120 seconds. The model is supported by the following physical parameterization, i.e., Yonsei University Scheme (YSU) in the boundary layer, Kain-Fritsch scheme (KF) in the cumulus, and WRF Single-Moment 3-class scheme in the microphysics. Initial meteorological condition prior to the formation of the cyclone is generated using WRF ARW standard-release model. Sensitivity of the model output is obtained from a selected single-parameter change scenarios, namely, 10 % to 20 % decrease and increase of wind shear initial data at 850-200 hPa, and by 10 % to 20 % decrease of relative humidity initial data at 850-700 hPa. The result showed that the negative correlations between wind shear and intensity are found in wind shear scenarios. Wind shears of 10 ms-1 which lead to strengthening of the wind intensity in the early period of Typhoon development are found in wind shear scenarios. The effect of wind shear changes on wind intensity is statistically significant in the 20 % wind shear scenarios. During mature stage, weak wind intensity occurred when wind shear increase as given in the WRF standard-release and the 20 % decreasing scenario. Different situation is found in the 20 % increasing scenario where wind shear tend to weak and lead to strong wind intensity at this stage. Meanwhile, the reduction of moisture supply at 850-700 hPa resulting from 20 % decreasing relative humidity play a major role in the weakening of wind intensity and reduces mechanical energy of the cycle process as much as 300 J kg-1.
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