Untitled ItemBiogeographic assessment of Gorgonian associated bacteria with antipathogenic Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)

This study were conducted at four islands across Karimunjawa National Park on March 2021, under SIMAKSI Permit no.: 1470/T.34/TU/SIMAKSI/03/2021. Islands were selected to capture a representative range of reefs across the park different management zones: Marine Protection Zone and non-Marine Protection Zone. All surveys were conducted on SCUBA diving and Camera Olympus Tough TG-6 4K. In this study, bacterial communities associated with six species of gorgonian, <i>Viminella sp., Ellisella sp., Antipathes sp., Melithaea sp., Astrogorgia sp, and Junceella sp. </i>from both the Marine Protected Area (MPA) and non-Marine Protected Area (non-MPA) zones were screened for their antipathogenic potential against Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) pathogens. The selected bacterial isolates were identified and compared for their abundance and diversity between the two zones. 156 bacterial strains were assayed for their prospective antipathogenic compounds against seven UTI pathogens, including<i> Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus saptophyticus, Acinetobacter baumannii</i><i>, Klebsiella pneumonia, Candida albicans</i>. The result showed that 17of 92 (18.48%) and 6 of 64 (9.37 %) bacterial isolates from MPA and non-MPA, respectively, exhibited antimicrobial activity at least one UTIs pathogens.