Screening currency notes for microbial pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes using a shotgun metagenomic approach.

Fomites are a well-known source of microbial infections and previous studies have provided insights into the sojourning microbiome of fomites from various sources. Paper currency notes are one of the most commonly exchanged objects and its potential to transmit pathogenic organisms has been well rec...

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Main Authors: Saakshi Jalali, Samantha Kohli, Chitra Latka, Sugandha Bhatia, Shamsudheen Karuthedath Vellarikal, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Vinod Scaria, Srinivasan Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4452720?pdf=render