The involvement of Fenton reaction on biodegradation of methyl orange (MO) by brown-rot fungus Fomitopsis pinicola was investigated based on Fe2+-dependent reaction. The degradation of MO (final concentration 75 mg/L) was performed in mineral salt media with and without Fe2+ with incubation period at 0, 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. Degradation analysis was performed using UV-Vis Spectrophotometer and LC-TOF/MS. F. pinicola decolorized MO in a medium containing Fe2+ and a medium that lacked the mineral, at percentages of 89.47% and 80.08%, respectively. The optimum decolorization occurred after 28 days of incubation with the fungus on the presence of Fe2+, indicated that the presence of Fe2+ enhanced MO degradation with assumed to correlate with Fenton reaction. Two metabolites were detected through the LC-TOF/MS analysis, namely 4-(2-(4-(dimethyliminio)-2-hydroxycyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene) hydrazinyl) phenolate (m/z 258, RT: 1.28 min, compound 1) and 4-(2-(4-(dimethyliminio) cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene) hydrazinyl) benzenesulfonate (m/z 391, RT: 2.70 min, compound 2). Compound 1 was a transformation product of hydroxylation and methylation, compound 2 was a product of dehydroxylation and desulfonation. This study indicated that the transformation of the metabolite structures was involved hydroxyl radical (OH.) and enzymatic mechanisms, which involved Fe2+-dependent reaction.

Latex diagnosis is widely adopted in natural rubber-producing countries to optimize the natural rubber production through a physiological-based latex-harvesting system management. This study is the first bibliographical searching and meta-analysis on the variation of latex physiological parameters i.e. sucrose, inorganic phosphorus, thiols, and total solid content. The study used information extracted from 158 scientific papers. Descriptive statistics, agglomerative hierarchical clustering, and principal component analysis were performed to characterize applications of latex diagnosis, how often parameters are used and interpreted as well as the variation of its parameter values. From 158 papers, latex diagnosis parameters were used in 114 agronomy, 22 in physiology, and 22 in breeding papers. The agglomerative hierarchical clustering analysis indicated that sucrose and inorganic phosphorus contents were clustered together and total solid and thiols contents were located in another cluster. The average values of the total solid content, sucrose, inorganic phosphorus and thiols were 43.9%, 9.4 mM, 16.5 mM, and 0.52 mM, respectively. The percentage of interpretation is 63.3% for sucrose, 54.4% for inorganic phosphorus, 47.5% for thiols, and 41.1% for the total solid content. The low interpretation of thiols and total solid contents question their relevance in latex diagnosis. The low adoption of latex diagnosis in breeding could hinder the selection of activities leads to a limitation of selection for long-term high yielding and stress-adapted clones.

The research aims are to observe the effect of vaccination in microbial profiles and gut microbiome composition. The treatments were as follows: the fishes were injected with PBS and challenged (A); the fishes were injected with freeze–dried vaccine dissolved in 100 ml 0.85% NaCl and challenged (B); the fishes were injected with freeze–dried vaccine dissolved in 50 ml 0.85% NaCl and challenged (C), and the fishes were injected with liquid vaccine and challenged (D). Microbiome composition measurements were carried out on the 21st–day post–vaccination and the 7th day after the challenge test. Fish intestine samples from three replications were tested by Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Two significant phyla were identified from all treatments, namely Proteobacteria and Firmicutes. Cetobacterium, Candidatus Bacilloplasma, and Clostridium sensu stricto were the genera classified as good bacteria in vaccinated fish. It can be concluded that vaccination can increase the diversity of the gut microbiome, especially bacteria beneficial to the fish host. Chitosan as a coating antigen in freeze–dried vaccine increases gut microbiome's number and diversity better than a liquid vaccine.

Apis cerana has a wide distribution in Asia, including Sundaland, and is currently found in Wallacea, while the sister species, A. nigrocincta, is native in Sulawesi. The wide geographic distribution and the island isolation led to form morphological differences in the bees. The morph and wing venations are known to have a high genetic inheritance. Therefore, this research aimed to (1) analyze the landmark variation of wing venations of A. cerana from Sundaland and Wallacea, and A. nigrocincta from Sulawesi, (2) determine the relationship between these two bee species. The research was conducted by digitizing 550 wing venations based on nineteen landmarks. Our study on intraspecies showed that A. cerana Sumatra revealed a high variation in bending energy. Overall, the deformation grid of A. cerana from Sundaland has higher displacement than those from Wallacea, meaning higher variations of the Sundaland A. cerana. We found geometric morphometric markers of landmarks 16 and 17 in intraspecies and interspecies bees. Thus, these landmarks known as a cubital index can be used for species identification. The differentiation of interspecies has been shown in the PCA. Apis nigrocincta was separated from the single group of the centroid A. cerana and was supported by the Neighbor-Joining tree.

Massive tubule fibrosis is a histopathology hallmark of chronic renal failure (CRF). The previous study of protein hydrolysate of green pea (Pisum sativum) bromelain (PHGPB) showed promising results as an antifibrosis in glucose-induced renal mesangial culture cells, by decreasing their TGF-β levels. In this experiment the anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic effect of PHGPB in Cisplatin-induced chronic renal failure (CRF) rats was measured. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and antifibrosis effect of PHGPB in Cisplatin-induced chronic renal failure rats. Five groups consisted of five rats: negative control, Cisplatin control, and three groups of Cisplatin+PHGPB (dose of 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg BW/day) treated for 56 days. The examined parameters are Beta-2-microglobulin (β2MG), hs-CRP, histopathological observations of Masson's trichrome stain, and IHC. The level of β2MG and hs-CRP in the Cisplatin+PHGPB group lowered and was highly different from Cisplatin control (p<0.05) depending on doses. In histopathology, the Cisplatin+PHGPB 400 mg/kg BW group showed less fibrosis and no significant difference with the negative control in Masson trichome staining. While in IHC histopathology, PHGPB treatment slightly ameliorated TGF-β expression and intensity of TGF-β values convincingly. In conclusion, PHGPB can relieve kidney fibrosis in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity rats: Emphasis on anti-inflammatory activities.

Indonesian mahseer (Tor spp.) are freshwater species of high economic, cultural, and conservatory values. Owing to their high values and environmental degradation, the population of Tor fish gradually decreased, and domestication efforts have been made to conserve the population. This study was aimed to assess the cross-species amplification and microsatellite genetic diversity in Indonesian mahseer Tor soro (SS), Tor douronensis (DD), and their interspecific hybrids using primers developed for Tor putitora. Eleven primer sets were used to test for amplifiability and screen genetic diversity in 40 progenies derived from those three groups. Results showed that seven primer sets (64%) successfully amplified loci. Genetic screening using the three most consistently amplifying primers showed that the number of alleles in the three populations was low, ranging from 2 to 5 alleles. The observed heterozygosity (HO) was high ranging from 0.650 to 0.789, and the fixation index (FIS) was negative, indicating heterozygosity excess. In line with other parameters, the P-values of the HW parameter of several loci-population combinations were significantly departed from equilibrium (P <0.05). A few private alleles were observed in parental line DD and the hybrids. Overall, the cross-species primers developed from T. putitora were able to amplify loci in T. soro, T. douronensis and their hybrids and genetic diversity in the hybrid population was slightly higher than those in parental lines. Possible factors driving the phenomena and practical implications of these findings on the conservation measures are discussed.

This study assessed the growth and feed utilization in leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus juvenile fed dietary prebiotic mannan-oligosaccharide (MOS) and multi-species of probiotic bacteria (Bacillus cereus BS6, B. subtilis BS3, and B. amiloliquefaciens BS4). The experiment was performed by feeding four replicates groups of juveniles weighing 3.61±0.60 g on four experimental diets, and each diet included: only MOS (PRE); the multi-species of Bacillus (PRO); a combination of MOS and the multi-species of Bacillus (SYN) and without supplementation (CON). When MOS (PRE) or the multi-species of Bacillus (PRO) was included in the diet solely, the growth of the fish was fairly good, although there was no significant difference with the control diet (p>0.05). Unexpectedly, the combined inclusion of MOS and the multi-species of Bacillus (SYN) did not increase the growth and feed utilization in Plectropomus leopardus juvenile. Presumably, MOS did not exert any favorable effects on the multi-species of Bacillus. This study suggested that no advantage was obtained when MOS and the multi-species of Bacillus were included in the diet simultaneously. In addition, the inclusion of MOS in higher levels may be necessary for better feed utilization and growth in leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus.

We previously developed ethanol-tolerant P. kudriavzevii R-T3 (P.ku R-T3) mutant from its parental strain P.ku R-WT by evolutionary adaptation method. Hence, we further analyze the ethanol productivity of the particular isolates in a monoculture and co-culture with industrial yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 at various inoculum ratio. Based on the spot assay, R3 mutant yeast showed better cell viability under 10% ethanol stress than the wild type, potentially due to the high expression level of PKINO1 gene involved in the synthesis of inositol. In the monoculture fermentation, S. cerevisiae could use glucose, while P.ku could use mixed glucose and xylose as carbon sources for ethanol fermentation. P.ku R-T3 performed the most potential ethanol kinetics parameters, including the highest ethanol production (10.10 g/L), ethanol productivity (0.21 g/L/h), and fermentation efficiency (84.36%). Upscaling the inoculum of P.ku R-T3 by ten times resulted in 10% higher ethanol production. However, the highest substrate utilization rate did not indicate an increase in ethanol production. Indeed, P.ku R-T3 showed a low mixed substrate use but produced higher ethanol production than S. cerevisiae, as much as 21-31%, depending on the initial inoculum. Interestingly, the co-culture of P.ku R-T3 and BY4741 did not substantially produce higher ethanol production than the monoculture technique. About 30% reduction of ethanol production was found by co-culturing BY4741 with P.ku R-T3 than P.ku R-T3 alone. Taken together, the monoculture fermentation of P.ku R-T3 remains the promising fermentation technique than that of the co-culture with industrial yeast S. cerevisiae.

Actinomycete is one of the beneficial bacteria groups inhabiting rhizosphere soil. They can promote plant growth through various mechanisms. In the previous study we have isolated rhizosphere actinomycetes from maize rhizosphere with direct plant growth promotion characters. The aims of the present study were to analyze the ability of maize rhizosphere actinomycetes to solubilize phosphate, determine alkaline phosphatase activity, and study their genetic diversity based on phoD gene. Thirteen rhizosphere actinomycete isolates were able to solubilize phosphate at concertation range 55.84±2.27 mg/L to 144.48±5.71 mg/L. The activity of extracellular alkaline phosphatase was exhibited by all maize rhizosphere actinomycetes isolates in various level ranging from 0.08 mU/mL to 0.51 mU/mL. The phoD gene, one of the three homologous genes which encode alkaline phosphatases, was successfully detected in all isolates and identified as alkaline phosphatase D of Streptomyces spp. The partial phoD sequences of the isolates were located within metallophosphatase domain of alkaline phosphatase D. Alignment analysis showed that the deduced amino acid sequences of PhoD were mostly conserved in the isolates and Streptomyces spp. Essential residues involved in the active core arrangement of PhoD which binds metal ion cofactors were conserved. Constructed phylogenetic tree showed that the isolates were divided into two groups within PhoD cluster. PhoD of the isolates and Streptomyces spp. had closer relationship to purple acid phosphatase compared to other homologous PhoA and PhoX which form separate cluster. Generated three-dimensional structure model of partial PhoD had high similarity to alkaline phosphatase D of Bacillus subtilis (2YEQ) and showed overlapping structure based on super-positioning analysis.

This study was intended to obtain white rust (Puccinia horiana) disease resistance Chrysanthemum transformed with wasabi defensin gene through mediation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens from three explant sources, i.e., leaf, lateral shoot bud, and internode. Observations were made on transformation efficiency, PCR analysis, in vitro and ex vitro disease resistance tests. Results showed that efficiency of transgenic callus and shoot regeneration was found both highest from lateral shoot buds (57.5% and 50.0%, respectively). PCR analysis showed that three putative transgenic plantlets from lateral shoot buds and one from leaf explant were putative transgenic carrying the wasabi, hpt, and nptII genes. Rooting test showed that the highest number of rooted plants was found in treatment of hygromycin (Hg) 25 mg L-1 (81%) and lowest was in treatment combination of kanamycin (Km) 50 mg L-1 + Hg 25 mg L-1 (25%). In vitro disease resistance test with sorus inoculation of P. horiana, directly on the leaves, resulted in 20 resistant plants out of 30 putative transgenic plants (66.67%). Ex vitro testing on adult plants of the same samples in a confined closed greenhouse (CGH) resulted in average of 80% transgenic Chrysanthemum plants were resistant, whereas in control plants caused white rust disease symptom.