Aktivitas Antibakteri Dari Bakteri Probiotik Dalam Melawan Propionibacterium acnes Dan Staphylococcus epidermidis

Introduction; Acne vulgaris or commonly called acne, is a disease that generally suffered by teenagers. caused the formation of colonies pathogenic bacteria such as Propionibacterium acnes and S. epidermidis. Excessive use antibiotics can lead to bacterial resistance. Therefore, there need for other alternatives antibiotics. Probiotics be an alternative antimicrobial against P. epidermidis bacteria. The aim this study was determine antibacterial activity probiotic bacteria, namely W. confusa Method; test agar diffusion method. positive control used tetracycline negative blank disk. Results; presence epidermidis, indicated average zone inhibition in 13.4 mm 14 mm. Conclusion; Probiotic are able inhibit growth cause epidermidis.Keywords: Acnes vulgaris, Probiotics, acnes,