Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) identification of the culturable bacterial flora on monetary coinage from 17 currencies

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Xu, Jiru ^a   Moore, John E ^b   Millar, B Cherie ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; RIBOSOME DNA;

BACTERIUM; CURRENCY; DNA; HEALTH RISK;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; EGGERTHELLA LENTA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH HAZARD; MONEY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SKIN DEFECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WOUND DRESSING;

BACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; NUMISMATICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS LENTUS; BACILLUS LITORALIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM SUBTILIS; EGGERTHELLA LENTA; EQUUS CABALLUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SCHLEIFERI;

EID: 14344265643     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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