WhenB次元官网网址檚 the last time you touched a Canadian bill? If itB次元官网网址檚 recently, you might want to wash your hands.
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Gambling.com partnered with labs to use swab tests to test for bacteria on the 20 most used currencies in casinos.
B次元官网网址淐anadian dollars contain harmful bacteria such as Bacillus, with strains that can cause food poisoning and in rare cases, anthrax,B次元官网网址 the site stated. Next on the list with 118 bacterial cultures, the Brazillian Real contained Alternaria, Penicillium, Fusarium and Saccharomyces Cerevisiae.
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Third on the list was the Hong Kong dollar, which had 42 bacterial colonies including Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Penicillium, Micrococcus and Trichisporon, which is a fungus that can lead to White Piedra, a yeast infection that affects the hair.
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