Marine fungi are potential source of bioactive compounds as indicated by the increasing statistic
of research findings. However similar research in Malaysia is still lacking. Hence, this study
is undertaken to determine the antibacterial activity of four marine fungal isolates (PR1T4,
PP2L4, PR3T13 and PR5T4) from Pulau Redang and Pulau Payar Marine Parks, Malaysia
against Salmonella Typhi, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia
coli. Fungal isolates were first macroscopically and microscopically characterized and later
molecularly identified as Penicillium citrinum, Sacroladium strictum, Aspergillus sydowii and
Aspergillus sp. respectively. Solid and broth fermentation of fungi were carried out to produce
crude extracts and these extracts were screened for antibacterial activity. In general, solid
fermentation extracts (SFE) showed significantly higher antibacterial activity (p