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Table 2 Microbial components in tobacco from light and full flavor cigarettes of an international brand purchased in five different countries.

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

 

Full flavor (n = 5)

Light (n = 5)

 

mean

SD

mean

SD

LPS

12.04

2.57

13.24

2.46

MuAc

6.74

0.68

6.50

1.74

Erg

9.33

2.35

8.58

1.33

  1. LPS = lipopolysaccharides (pmol/mg); MuAc = muramic acid (ng/mg); Erg = ergosterol (ng/mg).
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Tobacco Induced Diseases

ISSN: 1617-9625

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