Microbiological components in mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke

Table 2 LPS and ergosterol in the cigarette tobacco and smoke; percentages of LPS and ergosterol in the smoke in relation to the tobacco (N = 1)

Cigarette	Erg ng/cig	%	LPS pmol/cig	%
Newport Menthol
Tobacco	5790		7470
Sidestream	17	0.30	51	0.68
Mainstream	384	6.63	1504	20.13
Camel Turkish Royal
Tobacco	6380		4820
Sidestream	52	0.82	51	1.06
Mainstream	525	8.23	823	17.07
Pall Mall
Tobacco	7900		6180
Sidestream	61	0.77	68	1.10
Mainstream	457	5.78	1130	18.28
Kool
Tobacco	9260		11320
Sidestream	40	0.43	48	0.42
Mainstream	429	4.63	1134	10.02
Parliament Lights
Tobacco	10570		9520
Sidestream	49	0.46	41	0.43
Mainstream	488	4.62	1363	14.32
Liggett Select Full Flavor
Tobacco	12990		6160
Sidestream	41	0.32	42	0.68
Mainstream	474	3.65	1044	16.95
University of Kentucky
Tobacco	15120		6480
Sidestream	78	0.52	71	1.10
Mainstream	725	4.79	1130	17.44

ISSN: 1617-9625