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Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of 10% aqueous extract of Berberis aristata against some potential pathogens

From: Scientific validation of the antimicrobial and antiproliferative potential of Berberis aristata DC root bark, its phytoconstituents and their biosafety

Test-microorganism

Zone of inhibition (in mm)*

Enterococcus faecalis

12.75 ± 0.322bdjklmn

Staphylococcus aureus

22.62 ± 1.143hm

Staphylococcus epidermidis

21 ± 1.099gl

MRSA

21.75 ± 0.924cd

Escherichia coli

16 ± 0.912acefgh

Klebsiella pneumoniae 1

25 ± 0.889eij

Klebsiella pneumoniae 2

–

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

19.37 ± 0.826in

Shigella flexneri

–

Salmonella typhimurium 1

–

Salmonella typhimurium 2

21.25 ± 1.796fk

Candida albicans

22.75 ± 0.595ab

Candida tropicalis

–

  1. –, No zone of inhibition
  2. * The values are expressed as mean ± standard error of means (SEM) of four determinations. The values with the same letter in the superscript have a significant statistical difference (p ≤ 0.05) as indicated by Post hoc Tukey’s t-test
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