Fig. 2

Viable cell count (VCC) studies for (a) aqueous extract, (b) organic extract, (c) flavonoids, (d) diterpenes, (e) alkaloids of Berberis aristata root bark and (f) standard antibiotic Gentamicin (*Amphotericin B for yeast strains). SA, Staphylococcus aureus; SE, Staphylococcus epidermidis; EC, Escherichia coli; KP1, Klebsiella pneumoniae 1; KP2, Klebsiella pneumoniae 2; SF, Shigella flexneri; ST1, Salmonella typhimurium 1; ST2, Salmonella typhimurium 2; PA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; CA, Candida albicans; CT, Candida tropicalis; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus