test, including environmental factors. Environmental
factors that affect growth include abiotic and biotic
factors. Abiotic factors include temperature, osmose
pressure, drying, and ions from electricity. Biotic
factors are among the factors found in the bacteria
itself (Gultom, 2015). Temperature is the most
important factor in influencing the rate of bacterial
growth. Sometimes temperature is not much noticed
in growth and of bacterial identification. Laying
bacterial isolation at room temperature when
incubators are being used for the safety of other
bacteria often done. Temperature analytic procedures
should be observed to diagnosis in the breeding of
bacteria is acceptable. Influence incubation
temperature may result in an error analytic procedure
to fault inhibition zone results (Safety, 2015).
The optimum growth temperature for
Staphylococcus aureus is 35-37ºC. This sensitivity
test was incubated at 35ºC for optimal growth. If the
temperature is lowered, the time needed for effective
growth will lengthen and produce a wider zone. At
temperatures of 35ºC or lower, colonies can grow
inside the inhibition zone. The incubation time is 16-
18 hours (for rapid diagnosis), but you should use a
conventional 24 hour time for optimum results
(Vandepitte et al., 2010). The bacterial temperature
metabolism Stapylococcus aureus is when the
temperature rises, the metabolic rate in the form of
macromolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, in
Stapylococcus aureus bacteria will suffer damage
permanent (Abrar et al., 2013). When lowered, the
metabolic rate descending (Brooks et al., 2005).
According to Madigan et al (2012) the bacterial
growth temperature can be divided into psychophilic
bacteria (15ºC-20ºC), mesophilic bacteria (20ºC-
40ºC) and thermophilic bacteria (50ºC-60ºC).
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria whose growth is
optimal in temperatures of 35-37ºC are included in
mesophilic bacteria (Vandepitte et al., 2010).
According to WHO on Basic Laboratory the
incubation temperature used for the optimal
sensitivity test is 35ºC with a time of 16-18 hours or
24 hours
(WHO, 2003)
. CLSI on Performance Standards
for Antimicrobial Suceptibility suggests using a
temperature of 35 ± 2ºC (CLSI, 2014). Previous
research stated that temperatures of 37ºC and 40ºC
were effective for the growth of Staphylococcus
aureus toxins and enterotoxins (Vandenbosch et al.,
1973). Other studies on the isolation and
characterization of Staphylococcus aureus of Milk of
Ettawa Crossbred Goat, were inoculated on the
Mueller Hinton media in temperature 37 ºC to obtain
intermediet results (Purnomo, 2006). Antibiotic
sensitivity test according to CLSI uses a temperature
of 35 ± 2ºC (33ºC and 37ºC). According to WHO on
Basic Laboratory the temperature used is 35ºC, at
temperatures higher than 35ºC the culture appears
sensitive, whereas at temperatures lower than 35ºC
the resistant colony will grow inside the inhibition
zone (WHO, 2003).
2 MATERIAL AND METHODS
The study was conducted at the Microbiology
Laboratory at Grandmed Lubuk Pakam Hospital. This
Research uses the Wulcoxon Test statistical analysis.
In this research the tools and materials used include:
Ose, Autoclave, Bunsen, sterile cotton swab, test
tube, ruler/ calipers, Nutrient Agar, Mueller Hinton
Agar, Antibiotic Gentamicin, NaCl 0.9% sterile,
Incubator. Media MRVP, Media Lactose, Media
Maltose, H
2
O
2
3%, Coagulase Test, DHO, Mac-
Farland 0,5, Gentian Violet, Lugol/Iodium, Alkohol
96%, and Safranin.
The first step in this research is sterilize the tools
and materials. The tools used must be sterile. The tool
is sterilized using a Dry Heat Oven (DHO) at a
temperature of 160ºC for 2 hours. Then, the materials
used for testing and bacterial growth after being made
in accordance with the specified composition are then
sterilized using an autoclave at 121ºC for 15 minutes.
The next step is to do sterility and quality test of the
media. Steps to do the media sterility test is put the
media Mueller Hinton Agar, Nutrient Agar, Lactose,
Maltose to the incubator at 35ºC for 18-24 hours.
Then proceed witd testing the quality of the media is
create Staphylococcus aureus bacterial suspense with
Mac Farland turbidity level 0.5, the do 10.000
dilution suspensions. Then obtained 10
2
dilutions or
equivalent to the number of colonies from 100-200.
The media to be tested is 10% of the amount of media.
After obtaining the media to be tested then take 100
µL suspense that has been diluted then inoculated in
the media using the spread plate method. Incubate for
18-24 hours at 35ºC. The next steps is making the
suspension bacteria, take 1 ose of bacterial suspense.
Scratch the Nutrient Agar media evenly with the
Streak method. Incubate for 18-24 hours at 35ºC.
2.1 Bacteria Standard Test
Catalase Test. Procedure catalase test (Figure 1) is
Apply one drop of H
2
O
2
3% on a object glass, then
transfer the Staphylococcus aureus bacterial colony
with a loop to the H
2
O
2
solution, then mix. Catalase
positif reaction:evident by immediate effervescence
(air bubble formation), and then catalase negatif