UNAIR NEWS听– Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) 51动漫 (UNAIR) continuously hold听workshops听for students, researchers, and practitioners.听Last week, was Gastroenteritis Laboratory and Hepatitis Laboratory held a听workshop, Basic and Molecular Technique on Bacteriology: Sequence Analysis of Carbapenemase Genes in Bacteria.听The activity was held on Wednesday, October 16 to Friday, October 18.
Interviewed during the event, the听workshop听chairman, Dr.听Dadik Raharjo, drh., M. Kes., explained that the activity was focused on learning basic molecular biology techniques to observe the presence of specific genes in bacteria.听The aim is to detect the danger of these bacteria associated with听pathogenicity听and their resistance to antibiotics.听Some ITD researchers were also invited to support the workshops.
“We invited some of the researchers to provide material such as Prof.听Retno Handayani, dr., MS., Ph.D and myself.听While practical activities in the laboratory are carried out by supervision and other researchers from the Gastroenteritis Laboratory and the Hepatitis Laboratory.听On that occasion, we would like to share experiences in identifying bacteria with听carbapenemase听gene, “said the lecturer in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Carbapenemase is a type of听尾-lactamase听enzyme听with the ability to hydrolyze the antibiotics of penicillin, cephalosporin, monobactam, and carbapenem classes.听Bacteria that produce听尾-lactamase听can cause infections that are difficult to treat because they make many antibiotics with active 尾-lactam听ingredients听ineffective.
“This workshop was held in collaboration with the Gastroenteritis Laboratory working in bacterial culture, resistance testing, and gene detection in bacteria by PCR technique while the Hepatitis Laboratory led by Prof.听Soetjipto, dr.听MS., Ph.D, has extensive experience in molecular biology with one of its technologies which is听sequencing.听This is done so that participants can get a complete insight, “explained Dr.听Dadik.
About seven听workshop听participants were听guided from the most basic techniques to the听sequencing听stage听along with the analysis of听sequencing听results.听The听workshop is expected to improve the ability of participants to apply the PCR method and听sequencing听as part of technology in molecular biology.听Besides, Dr.听Dadik hoped that there will be more academic interested in this field.
“Because, molecular biology is related in every听basic听life and has broad functions, including infectious diseases, vaccine development, antibiotic production, food products, bioenergy production, protein production, cloning technology, CRISPR-based chromosome editing technology, and halal products,” stated Dr.听Dadik听(*)
Author: Nabila Amelia
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
