Table 9 Mesophilic bacteria 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gram-negative bacteria | 325 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 510 | 0 |
Gram-positive cocci | 5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Endospore-forming bacilli | 15b | 75.5a | 6.5b | 0.5b | 680a | 111a,b | 0.5b | 33b | 10b | 6.5b | 30b | 9b |
Coryneform bacteria | 35c,d | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27e | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108d,e | 1f | 0 |
Mesophilic actinomycetes | 1g | 4.5g | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5g,h | 5.5g,h | 0 |
Total | 381 | 102.5 | 8 | 2 | 680 | 155 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 328 | 556.5 | 9 |