Antibacterial Activiity of Citrus hystrix D.C Leaf Extract Against Food Pathogens

Abstract

Foodborne illness such as diarrhoea and stomach pain caused from pathogenic bacteria is a huge problem especially to the food and beverages industry. With the emergence of these pathogenic bacteria, the usage of antibiotics may be futile as the abuse of antibiotics with improper usage could lead to bacterial resistance towards antibiotics. Therefore, research using natural products such as Citrus hystrix D.C leaf extract on combatting these food pathogens can be used as an alternative for the antibiotics in the reduction of foodborne illness cases.