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Table 3 Transmission of E.coli and/or S. aureus from banknotes to volunteers

From: Money and transmission of bacteria

Currency

Micro-organism

Culture results

Person I

Person II

Person III

Euro

E. coli

Ø

Ø

Ø

US Dollar

S. aureus

+

+

+

Romanian Leu (RON)

E. coli

++

++

++

 

S. aureus

++

++

++

  1. ++ = multiple segments, + = single colonies, Ø = no growth.