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Table 12 Fungi in tobacco leaves (CFU × 103/g) collected from a tobacco manufacturing plant.

From: Identification of bacterial and fungal components in tobacco and tobacco smoke

 

V-1

V-2

V-3

B-1

B-2

B-3

K-1

K-2

K-3

SM-1

SM-2

SM-3

Aspergillus spp.

0

5.5a,b,c

0

0

0

0

4d

0

0

1a,b

0

0

Other fungi

0

1.5f,j

0.5g

1h

0

0

2.5e,l

3.5k

0

0

8i

0

Total

0

7

0.5

1

0

0

6.5

3.5

0

1

8

0

  1. 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.
  2. aAspergillus fumigatus, bAspergillus glaucus, cAspergillus niger. dAspergillus penicilloides, eAlternaria alternata, fCladosporium herbarum, gOidiodendron citrinum, hPenicillium brevi-compactum, iPenicillium spp., jRhizopus nigricans, kRhodotorula rubra, lYeasts (white colonies).