Microbiological components in mainstream and sidestream cigarette smoke

Background Research has shown that tobacco smoke contains substances of microbiological origin such as ergosterol (a fungal membrane lipid) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria). The aim of the present study was to compare the amounts of ergosterol and LPS in...

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Main Authors: Lennart Larsson, Christina Pehrson, Tenzin Dechen, Mardi Crane-Godreau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Microbiological-components-in-mainstream-and-sidestream-cigarette-smoke,66100,0,2.html