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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | hazem d sawalha | |
dc.contributor.author | mahmoud abu mowais | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-23T09:55:11Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-23T09:55:11Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.aaup.edu/jspui/handle/123456789/173 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Paper banknotes in circulation were collected from the Jenin city and examined for bacterial contamination. The colony forming units (CFU/ml) of sterile water used in washing each banknote ranged between 4.6 x 104 and 9.7 x 105. The major contaminating bacterial species was Escherichia coli (71%), which is an opportunistic human pathogen. The other species including Staphylococcus aureus (9%), Proteus (8%), Bacillus (4%), Shigella (3%), Salmonella (3%), and Klebsiella (2%), were believed to be causative agents of human diseases. Bacterial contamination depended on the denomination of the banknotes. Lower denominations were more contaminated than higher ones. A higher bacterial count was recorded on dirty and tattered banknotes compared with clean and new ones. This study has demonstrated that local banknotes could be a potential source of contamination by bacterial pathogens. | |
dc.publisher | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE | |
dc.subject | Banknotes; Contamination; Bacteria; Palestine | |
dc.title | Bacterial Contamination of Paper Banknotes in Circulation; a Case Study in the Jenin District, Palestine | |
dc.type | Article | |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty & Staff Scientific Research publications |
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