Identifikasi Bakteri Patogen pada Jajanan Bakso Bakar yang Dijual di Beberapa Kecamatan di Kota Medan

Abstract

Grilled meatballs are relatively inexpensive food, it tastes good and has an attractive appearance, this food is loved by many student. Roasted meatballs are meatballs smeared with special spices and grilled directly and served with pieces of rhombus or tofu that are watered with chili sauce, satay sauce or peanut sauce. This study aimed to determine the presence or absence of pathogenic bacterial contamination in grilled meatballs that are sold in several districts in the Medan city. The research method was conducted descriptively, carried out the assertion test of E. coli bacteria, namely the Indol test, the Methyl Red test, the Voges Proskauer test, the Sitrat test, on grilled meatballs which were sold in several districts in the Medan city. The results obtained from the burned meatballs sample examined A01 sample, sample A02, sample A05 sample A07, sample A08, sample A10 sample A14, sample A15, sample A16, sample A20 and sample A21 were contaminated with E. coli bacteria, it can be concluded that 11 (eleven) samples contaminated with E. coli bacteria.