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Table 6 Microbial components in tobacco leaves collected from a tobacco plantation and a tobacco manufacturing plant.

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

Origin of tobacco leaf

LPS

MuAc

Erg

F-1

6.07

1.68

0.79

F-2

7.97

4.22

74.4

F-3

8.20

2.08

54.4

F-4

9.52

2.45

12.3

V-1

6.44

1.92

2.03

V-2

7.03

2.13

1.73

V-3

7.36

1.73

1.95

B-1

7.66

1.22

52.4

B-2

6.66

1.72

10.9

B-3

8.68

3.40

39.2

K-1

10.97

1.77

16.7

K-2

10.67

2.19

10.2

K-3

7.87

1.67

2.9

SM-1

5.48

1.44

14.5

SM-2

18.8

2.95

35.0

SM-3

7.51

1.71

15.5

  1. LPS = lipopolysaccharide (pmol/mg); MuAc = muramic acid (ng/mg); Erg = ergosterol (ng/mg); F = samples from a tobacco plantation: Fresh leaves (F-1), and leaves after 2 wk (F-2), 6 wk (F-3), and > 6 wk (F-4) of curing; 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.