Theoretical Framework

 Antibacterial activity of guava (Psidium guajava L.) and Neem (Azadirachta indica A.
Juss.) extracts against foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria.

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 Lessons from the organization of a proficiency testing program in food microbiology by

interlaboratory comparison: analytical methods in use, impact of methods on bacterial
counts and measurement uncertainty of bacterial counts.
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 Antibacterial effect of crude water-soluble arrowroot (Puerariae radix) tea extracts on
food-borne pathogens in liquid medium.[Lett Appl Microbiol. 2004]
 Anticough and antimicrobial activities of Psidium guajava Linn. leaf extract.[J
Ethnopharmacol. 1999]
 Antibacterial activity of guava (Psidium guajava L.) and Neem (Azadirachta indica A.
Juss.) extracts against foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria.[Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2007]
 Review Essential oils: their antibacterial properties and potential applications in foods--a
review.[Int J Food Microbiol. 2004]
 Factors that interact with the antibacterial action of thyme essential oil and its active
constituents.[J Appl Bacteriol. 1994]
 Microbicidal effect of medicinal plant extracts (Psidium guajava Linn. and Carica papaya
Linn.) upon bacteria isolated from fish muscle and known to induce diarrhea in children.[Rev
Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2001]
 Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus by aqueous Goiaba extracts.[J Ethnopharmacol.
1999]
Conceptual Frameworks

GUAVA (Psidium Guajava)

BLOOD SUGAR

LEAF EXTRACTION