The The Activity of Salmonella Typhii in Milkfish (Chanos chanos) with Invitro.

Abstract

Milkfish is a seafood commodity that is very popular with the community. However, milkfish can also be a source of spreading bacteria if it is not managed hygienically and safely. The objective of this experiment was to activite Salmonella typhii in milkfish using the invitro test. This research was called out in Microbiology Laboratory at the Faculty of Medical, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. The result of this experiment indicated that Salmonella typhii gave a positive result for the Biochemical test with TSIA media, SIM media, MRVP media, citrate, urea, Glucose, Sucrose, Lactose, Mannitol at three samples of milkfish out of ten samples taken randomly at the fish market and fish auction in Makassar, the contamination level of Salmonella typhii bacteria in all observed samples was moderate with a percentage level of 30%. Next test antibacterial and antibiotic tests were carried out with MHA medium and antibiotics, and the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin has a high degree of sensitivity test.