Table 1 Mean microbial counts (log CFU/cm ² ) of microbial groups isolated from paper currencies in Jimma town, southwest Ethiopia

20

7.65 ± 0.53^a

6.03 ± 3.14^c

4.13 ± 3.47^e

4.41 ± 3.00^g

5.06 ± 3.45ⁱ

0.89 ± 1.24^k

0.51 ± 1.05^m

20

6.83 ± 0.96^a

4.90 ± 3.72^c

3.25 ± 2.38^e

3.26 ± 2.35^g

3.65 ± 2.77ⁱ

0.25 ± 0.78^k

0.25 ± 0.76^m

20

7.68 ± 0.59^b

6.31 ± 3.26^c

5.00 ± 3.37^e

4.09 ± 3.44^g

5.24 ± 3.17ⁱ

0.63 ± 1.12^l

0.38 ± 0.93^m

20

4.72 ± 0.11^a

2.78 ± 2.11^d

1.69 ± 1.37^f

1.64 ± 1.29^h

2.69 ± 2.19^j

0.26 ± 0.77^k

0.12 ± 0.55^m

20

4.66 ± 0.07^a

1.83 ± 1.19^d

1.64 ± 1.30^f

1.52 ± 1.15^h

2.28 ± 2.08^j

0.25 ± 0.76^k

0.13 ± 0.56^m

100

6.32 ± 0.45

4.43 ± 2.68

3.14 ± 2.25

2.98 ± 2.25

3.78 ± 2.73

0.46 ± 0.94

0.28 ± 0.77