Assessment of Microbial Contamination of Ethiopian Currency Notes.

摘要

ABSTRACT Microbial contaminations of the Ethiopian currency have been receiving very poor attention. The objective of this study was to investigate the extent of degree of bacterial contamination of Ethiopian paper currency notes. A total of 25 old paper currency notes and 15 fresh paper notes, with five representatives of each denomination, were collected from artisans (supermarkets, bakeries, butcheries, taxi drivers, milk sellers, merchants, fruits and vegetable sellers and bajaj drivers) an.