Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater

Sea cucumbers have been reported to host diverse microorganisms, including pigment-producing microorganisms. Investigating these microorganisms is essential for understanding ecological functions, potential biotechnology applications, and impacts on human health. However, despite their importance, t...

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Main Authors: Solehin, Siti Najihah, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina, Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1149362025-02-12T03:52:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114936/ Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater Solehin, Siti Najihah Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah Sea cucumbers have been reported to host diverse microorganisms, including pigment-producing microorganisms. Investigating these microorganisms is essential for understanding ecological functions, potential biotechnology applications, and impacts on human health. However, despite their importance, the microbial diversity of sea cucumbers remains largely understudied. Thus, this study aims to identify the microorganisms associated with three species of sea cucumbers: Holothuria pardalis, Holothuria leucospilota, and Holothuria scabra collected from Johor coastal seawater. Identification of these isolates revealed that there were twenty-two strains of bacteria and three strains of fungi in total, representing 11 taxa, including 9 taxa from bacteria, namely Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Psychrobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Chryseobacterium, Sphingomonas, and Pseudoxanthomonas, and two taxa from fungi: Aspergillus and Rhodotorula. The isolates were identified using 16S rRNA for bacteria and internal transcribed spacer for fungi. Among these species, Chryseobacterium sp., Sphingomonas sp., and Pseudoxanthomonas sp. were first reported as part of the pigment-producing microorganisms found in sea cucumbers in Malaysia. Thus, these findings offer a novel insight into pigment-producing microorganisms in sea cucumbers and their potential as natural alternatives for colourants. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2024-11 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114936/1/114936.pdf Solehin, Siti Najihah and Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim and Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina and Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah (2024) Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 47 (4). pp. 1343-1359. ISSN 1511-3701; eISSN: 2231-8542 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjtas/browse/regular-issue?article=JTAS-3051-2024 10.47836/pjtas.47.4.17
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description Sea cucumbers have been reported to host diverse microorganisms, including pigment-producing microorganisms. Investigating these microorganisms is essential for understanding ecological functions, potential biotechnology applications, and impacts on human health. However, despite their importance, the microbial diversity of sea cucumbers remains largely understudied. Thus, this study aims to identify the microorganisms associated with three species of sea cucumbers: Holothuria pardalis, Holothuria leucospilota, and Holothuria scabra collected from Johor coastal seawater. Identification of these isolates revealed that there were twenty-two strains of bacteria and three strains of fungi in total, representing 11 taxa, including 9 taxa from bacteria, namely Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Brevibacillus, Psychrobacter, Stenotrophomonas, Chryseobacterium, Sphingomonas, and Pseudoxanthomonas, and two taxa from fungi: Aspergillus and Rhodotorula. The isolates were identified using 16S rRNA for bacteria and internal transcribed spacer for fungi. Among these species, Chryseobacterium sp., Sphingomonas sp., and Pseudoxanthomonas sp. were first reported as part of the pigment-producing microorganisms found in sea cucumbers in Malaysia. Thus, these findings offer a novel insight into pigment-producing microorganisms in sea cucumbers and their potential as natural alternatives for colourants.
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author Solehin, Siti Najihah
Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim
Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina
Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah
spellingShingle Solehin, Siti Najihah
Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim
Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina
Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah
Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
author_facet Solehin, Siti Najihah
Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim
Badrulhisham, Nur Sabrina
Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah
author_sort Solehin, Siti Najihah
title Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
title_short Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
title_full Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
title_fullStr Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
title_full_unstemmed Identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in Johor coastal seawater
title_sort identification of microorganisms associated with sea cucumbers in johor coastal seawater
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2024
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114936/1/114936.pdf
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http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/pjtas/browse/regular-issue?article=JTAS-3051-2024
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