Department of Botany, Swami Vivekanand Senior College, Mantha Dist. Jalna, (M.S.), India
Online published on 3 July, 2023.
Present study was undertaken to evaluate contamination of pathogenic fungi on paper notes possessed by various stakeholders in Mantha market. For this purpose the paper notes were randomly collected from fruit seller, stationary shop cashier, Shoe shiner, Bus conductor, Construction labour and Butcher. The fungi associated with the currency notes were isolated on PDA medium, which included Aspergillus sp., Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium sp., Curvularia sp., Epidermophyton sp. Fusarium oxysporum, Microsporum sp., Mucor sp. Penicillium notatum. When the paper notes were autoclaved at 121°C and 15 psi pressure, minimum fungal association was observed.
Paper notes, Mantha market, Pathogenic fungi, Autoclave
