@article{MAKHILLRJMS20104511752,
    title = {Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Fungi from Some Sudanese Banknote Currency},
    journal = {Research Journal of Medical Sciences},
    volume = {4},
    number = {5},
    pages = {315-318},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1815-9346},
    doi = {rjmsci.2010.315.318},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-9346&doi=rjmsci.2010.315.318},
    author = {Abdulmoneim,Lina,A.B.,G.A. and},
    keywords = {Banknote,currency,bacteria,fungi,microbial contamination,Sudan},
    abstract = {Sudanese banknotes in different values were critically evaluated to show the level of contamination with pathogenic microbes using standard techniques. The fungal genera <I>Trichophyton</I> sp., <I>Microsporum </I>sp., <I>Epidermophyton</I> sp., <I>Taenia</I> sp., <I>Aspergillus</I> sp. and <I>Saccharomyces</I> sp. were isolated and identified. The genera of bacteria that isolated were <I>Escherichia coli</I>,<I> Citrobacter</I> sp.,<I> Klebsiella</I> sp., <I>Proteus</I> sp.,<I> Bacillus</I> sp., <I>Corynebacterium</I> sp. and <I>Staphylococcus</I> sp. The potential of Sudanese currency notes to act as environmental vehicles for transmission of pathogenic fungi and bacteria was assessed. The lower values of banknotes were highly contaminated and there is a negative correlation between banknotes value and microbial contamination.}
    }