Dirty money: An investigation into the hygiene status of some of the world's currencies as obtained from food outlets

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1497-1502

  Vriesekoop, Frank ^a   Russell, Cryn ^b   Alvarez Mayorga, Beatriz ^c   Aidoo, Kofi ^d   Yuan, Qipeng ^a,e   Scannell, Amalia ^f   Beumer, Rijkelt R ^g   Jiang, Xiuping ^h   Barro, Nicolas ⁱ   Otokunefor, Kome ^j   Smith Arnold, Cheralee ^a   Heap, Amy ^a   Chen, Jing ^e   Iturriage, Montserat H ^c   Hazeleger, Wilma ^g   Deslandes, Jenny ^b   Kinley, Brandon ^h   Wilson, Kieran ^d   Menz, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^h CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDICATOR; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BURKINA FASO; CATERING SERVICE; COTTON; ECONOMICS; FOOD HANDLING; HAND WASHING; HYGIENE; IRELAND; MEXICO; MONEY; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; BACTERIA; BURKINA FASO; CHINA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYGIENE; IRELAND; MEXICO; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; NIGERIA; PAPER; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 78650024619     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0606     Document Type: Article

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