Uji Cemaran Bakteriologis pada Jamu Tradisional yang Dijajakan secara Asongan di Kecamatan Medan Selayang

Abstract

Traditional herbal medicine is a herbal medicine that needs to know the level of bacterial contamination which is one of the contaminating factors for a product. This study of study research is determine the types of bacteria that contaminate traditional herbal medicine sold in the street in Medan Selayang District. The results showed that all samples of traditional herbal medicine were contaminated by Bacillus subtilis as normal flora of free air. 11 of 16 samples were contaminated with pathogenic bacteria is Escherichia coli, Klebsiella oxytoca, Proteus mirabillis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. While 2 samples were contaminated with Staphylococcus epidermidis.