IDENTIFIKASI ES CHERICHIA COLI PADA CINCAU YANG DIJUAL DI PASAR BARU STABAT

Alfi Sapitri
Intan Afrinasari (Program Studi Sarjana Farmasi, Fakultas Farmasi dan Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Sari Mutiara Indonesia)

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Sciences.
Vol 2 No 2 (2019): JPS Volume 2 Nomor 2 (2019)

Escherichia coli found in human and animal intestine. These bacteria easily spread by contaminated water and food. It can happen on grass jelly (Mesona palustris), which has a high carbohydrate, fiber, and nutrients. Some people use a mixture of grass jelly drinks as well as traditional medicine. This research intended to identify bacterial contamination E. coli of grass jelly sold at Pasar Baru Stabat. The samples in this study are the grass jelly derived from 5 merchants. This research is a descriptive study. The research method was MPN (Most Probable Number) for calculating the coliform bacteria, followed by examination of Lactose Broth media, Brilliant Green Lactose Broth media, Eosin Methylene Blue Agar media, gram stains, and biochemistry test. The results of this study indicated five samples tested, and there is one positive sample contaminated with bacteria E. Coli a four negative samples contaminated with E. coli. So that four samples were suitable for consumption, and one sample was not suitable for consumption.