Tob. Sci., 1989, 33-26, p. 107-109, ISSN. 0082-4523
Microbiology of oral smokeless tobacco products
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA; Department of Environmental Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA; Department of Family Practice, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, E C.U. School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA
Concerns exists regarding the safety of oral tobacco products such as snuffs and chewing tobacco. The objective of this study was to ascertain the microbiological safely of these products by isolating and characterizing the bacteria and fungi...