Table 2 Frequency distribution (%) of dominant bacteria isolated from paper currencies collected from food vendors, Jimma town, Southwest Ethiopia
PCD | No of PCD | No of isolates | Staphylococcus spp. | Bacillus spp. | Enterobacteriaceae | Micrococcus spp. | Streptococcus sp. | Acinetobacter spp. | Pseudomonas spp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | ||
1 | 20 | 222 | 71 (31.98) | 70 (31.53) | 25 (11.26) | 26 (11.71) | 22 (9.90) | 5 (2.25) | 3 (1.35) |
5 | 20 | 204 | 67 (32.84) | 60 (29.41) | 40 (19.61) | 14 (6.86) | 20 (9.80) | 3 (1.47) | - |
10 | 20 | 228 | 72 (31.58) | 79 (34.65) | 29 (12.72) | 21 (9.21) | 20 (8.77) | 4 (1.75) | 3 (1.32) |
50 | 20 | 174 | 62 (35.63) | 57 (32.76) | 20 (11.49) | 18 (10.34) | 15 (8.62) | 2 (1.15) | - |
100 | 20 | 135 | 56 (42.24) | 41 (29.31) | 15 (11.21) | 13 (9.48) | 10 (7.76) | - | - |
Total | 100 | 963 | 328 (34.06) | 307 (31.88) | 129 (13.39) | 92 (9.55) | 87 (9.03) | 14 (1.45) | 6 (0.62) |