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Table 3 Microbial components in tobacco of cigarettes of an international brand stored at different conditions.

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

  

LPS

Erg

MuAc

RH 54%

    

2 days

20°C

8.3

12.0

4.8

 

30°C

8.6

11.9

5.2

8 days

20°C

9.7

13.5

5.8

 

30°C

9.3

12.4

3.2

21 days

20°C

8.8

12.3

6.5

 

30°C

7.2

14.8

5.0

RH 75%

    

2 days

20°C

9.8

17.2

5.3

 

30°C

9.5

13.2

6.4

8 days

20°C

9.8

19.0

5.4

 

30°C

8.8

16.0

7.1

21 days

20°C

8.7

14.1

6.8

 

30°C

8.1

14.3

4.1

RH 94%

    

2 days

20°C

7.6

15.1

4.4

 

30°C

9.8

13.8

4.7

8 days

20°C

9.3

16.8

4.8

 

30°C

10.5

48.3

4.6

21 days

20°C

6.2

272

19.7

 

30°C

7.3

247

4.6

  1. LPS = lipopolysaccharides (nmol/cigarette); Erg = ergosterol (μg/cigarette); MuAc = muramic acid (μg/cigarette); RH = relative humidity.