Identification of bacterial and fungal components in tobacco and tobacco smoke

Table 10 Gram-negative bacteria in tobacco leaves (CFU × 10³/g) collected from a tobacco manufacturing plant.

	V-1	V-2	B-3	SM-1	SM-2
Pantoea agglomerans	145	3	6	90	405
Other Enterobacteriaceae species	0	16.5^b,c	15.5^a	0	0
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus	0	0	9	0	0
Pseudomonadaceae species	0	0	8^e,f	60^f,g	10^d
Total	145	19.5	38.5	150	415

V = Virginia; B = Burley; K = Kentucky; SM = Skroniowski Mocny; 1 = air-dried leaves; 2 = leaves after curing; 3 = leaves after curing and storage > 1 year.
^aButtiauxella brennerae, ^bEnterobacter amnigenus, ^cEnterobacter cancerogenus, ^dPseudomonas fluorescens, ^ePseudomonas viridilivida, ^fSphingomonas paucimobilis, ^gStenotrophomonas maltophilia.

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