Study of bacterial, fungal, and parasitic contamination of currency notes in circulation

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 278-279

  Basavarajappa, K G ^a   Rao, P N Sridhar ^a   Suresh, K ^a  

^a J J M MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Currency notes; Paper currency

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS; MONEY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROTOZOON; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOSIS; PAPER; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PAPER; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

EID: 33746042627     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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