A new hope to control foodborne diseases and pollution: potential antimicrobial activity of banana (Musa paradisiaca) peels against food borne pathogenic microbes

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Qamar Uddin, Helal Uddin, A.B.M., Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41907/1/Banana_Peel_IRIIE_2014_Poster_ID_147_Dr._Qamar_Uddin_Ahmed_Kulliyyah_of_Pharmacy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41907/4/New_hipe_-_Qamar.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41907/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/14/

In food industries, different kinds of antimicrobial agents are used during food processing in order to prevent and controlling diseases, enhance the growth and also to increase the production efficiency. However, their persistent use leads to the emergence of resistant in microorganism. Thus, alter...