Komunitas Bakteri yang Berasosiasi dengan Karang Acropora horrida

  • Putu Natalia Sarasvati Udayana University
  • I Dewa Nyoman Nurweda Putra Program Studi Ilmu Kelautan, Fakultas Kelautan dan Perikanan, Universitas Udayana, Kampus UNUD Bukit Jimbaran, Bali 80361
  • Widiastuti Widiastuti Program Studi Ilmu Kelautan, Fakultas Kelautan dan Perikanan, Universitas Udayana, Kampus UNUD Bukit Jimbaran, Bali 80361

Abstract

Symbiotic corals are not only with zooxanthella but also with various microorganism communities, namely bacteria. The presence of bacteria on the reef acts as a nutrient provider for coral animals. One of the adaptations made by corals to environmental changes is by secreting mucus. Mucus provides living space for various types of bacteria. Acropora coral is one of the largest and most extensive coral builders in coral ecosystems, adaptable, and has a fast recovery rate from coral bleaching. The aimed of this study was to determined the bacterial community associated with A. horrida coral mucus. Bacterial identification was based on observations of colony morphological tests and biochemical tests. The results of this study showed that 6 isolates of A. horrida coral mucus bacteria on average have a round shape with a complete border, flat elevation, and white with a smooth texture. The six bacterial isolates showed negative results where there were no bubbles. The oxidase test results showed 3 negatives with no change in color and 3 positives with a change in color to violet. In the gram staining test, there were 2 gram-negative isolates and 4 gram-positive isolates. Characteristics of the six bacterial isolates associated with A. horrida coral mucus identified include the Micrococcaceae, Lactobacillaceae, Clostridiaceae, and Rhizobiaceae families. It was suspected that these bacteria are opportunistic, where the density will increase if there are pollutants into coral reef ecosystems such as organic matter and nitrogen which can increase their growth.

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Published
2022-06-01
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SARASVATI, Putu Natalia; PUTRA, I Dewa Nyoman Nurweda; WIDIASTUTI, Widiastuti. Komunitas Bakteri yang Berasosiasi dengan Karang Acropora horrida. Journal of Marine and Aquatic Sciences, [S.l.], v. 8, n. 1, p. 44-50, june 2022. ISSN 2549-7103. Available at: <https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jmas/article/view/58350>. Date accessed: 29 mar. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.24843/jmas.2022.v08.i01.p06.
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