Judul: Deteksi Bakteri Gram Negatif pada Permukaan Daun Kemangi Ocimum basillicum dari Tiga Pasar Tradisional di Bogor.
Abstrak: Ocimum basilicum atau kemangi umumnya dikonsumsi secara mentah oleh masyarakat Indonesia, namun sayuran mentah mudah terkontaminasi bakteri patogen. Penelitian sebelumnya menemukan sayuran mentah terkontaminasi bakteri patogen Gram-negatif dan memiliki kemampuan produksi hemolisin. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeteksi bakteri Gram-negatif pada daun kemangi (Ocimum basilicum) yang diperoleh dari tiga pasar tradisional di Bogor. Isolasi dan kuantifikasi bakteri menggunakan pengenceran berseri yang disebar pada media nutrient agar menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata jumlah bakteri pada permukaan daun kemangi adalah 9.6 x 107 CFU/g. Daun kemangi yang diperoleh dari Pasar 2 memiliki jumlah bakteri terbanyak yaitu 11.3 x 107 CFU/g. Masing-masing bakteri dengan morfologi koloni yang sama yaitu basil selanjutnya dimurnikan dan dikarakterisasi secara fisiologis. Sembilan isolat bakteri yang diperoleh mampu tumbuh pada media selektif (SSA, BSA, dan EMBA). Pewarnaan Gram menunjukkan seluruh isolat bakteri tergolong bakteri Gram-negatif. Kemampuan hemolisis isolat bakteri diuji menggunakan media blood agar base, tiga dari sembilan isolat bakteri mampu menghasilkan hemolisin. Identifikasi molekular dengan 16S rRNA menunjukkan isolat-isolat bakteri tergolong kelompok Providencia sp., Proteus sp., Pseudomonas sp., dan Kluyvera sp..
Keyword: Gram-negative bacteria, raw vegetable, tradisional market

Judul: Antibacterial Testing and Metabolomic Analysis of Ethanol Extract from Basil Leaves from Three Regions
Abstrak: Kemangi merupakan tumbuhan obat yang banyak dijumpai di Indonesia dan dilaporkan memiliki aktivitas antibakteri. Penelitian mengenai antibakteri perlu terus dilakukan seiring meningkatnya kasus resistensi antibiotik. Uji antibakteri dan analisis metabolomik pada ekstrak etanol daun kemangi yang dibudidayakan di tiga daerah asal (Banyuwangi, Cibungbulang, dan Dramaga) belum pernah dilakukan sebelumnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji aktivitas antibakteri, mengidentifikasi senyawa, serta mendeskripsikan aktivitas biologis dari senyawa yang terkandung dalam ekstrak etanol daun kemangi asal Banyuwangi, Cibungbulang, dan Dramaga. Ektraksi daun kemangi dilakukan menggunakan teknik maserasi dengan pelarut etanol 96%. Ekstrak diencerkan menggunakan DMSO 10% menghasilkan konsentrasi 10%, 20%, 40%, dan 60%. Setiap konsentrasi diuji aktivitas antibakteri menggunakan metode difusi cakram. Pengujian antibakteri dilakukan terhadap bakteri Bacillus subtilis ATCC 19659, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442. Analisis metabolomik dilakukan menggunakan GC-MS. Ekstrak etanol kemangi konsentrasi 40% dan 60% asal Banyuwangi, Cibungbulang, dan Dramaga dapat menghambat pertumbuhan Bacillus subtilis, tetapi tidak menghambat tiga jenis bakteri lainnya. Hasil analisis metabolomik menunjukkan bahwa ketiga sampel kemangi memiliki 12 senyawa yang sama. Senyawa mayor yang terdeteksi adalah salvigenin (Banyuwangi), salvigenin dan phytol (Cibungbulang), serta salvigenin dan linalool (Dramaga). Ketiga jenis senyawa mayor tersebut dilaporkan memiliki aktivitas antibakteri., Basil is a medicinal plant in Indonesia and reported to have antibacterial activity. Research on antibacterials needs to be continuously conducted due to the increasing cases of antibiotic resistance. Antibacterial testing and metabolomic analysis on ethanol extracts of basil leaves from Banyuwangi, Cibungbulang, and Dramaga have not been previously conducted. Therefore, this study aims to test the antibacterial activity, identify compounds, and describe the biological activities of the compounds. The maceration of basil leaves was performed with 96% ethanol as the solvent. The extracts were diluted using 10% DMSO to obtain concentrations of 10%, 20%, 40%, and 60%. Each concentration was tested for antibacterial activity using the disc diffusion method against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 19659, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, Escherichia coli ATCC 8739, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442. Metabolomic analysis was carried out using GC-MS. The 40% and 60% ethanol extracts of basil from three regions were able to inhibit te growth of Bacillus subtilis, but did not inhibit the other three bacterial strains. All three samples of basil have 12 identical compounds. The major coupounds detected are salvigenin (Banyuwangi), salvigenin and phytol (Cibungbulang), salvigenin and linalool (Dramaga). All these major compounds have been reported to have antibacterial activity.
Keyword: maceration technique, metabolomics, disc diffusion method

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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