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Table 1 Descriptions of cigarette products tested

From: Mentholation affects the cigarette microbiota by selecting for bacteria resistant to harsh environmental conditions and selecting against potential bacterial pathogens

Cigarette product

Menthol status

Abbreviation

Camel King filters

Non-menthol

CK

Camel King filters

Mentholated (custom)a

CKM

Camel Crush

Non-mentholb

CC

Camel Crush

Mentholated (user)c

CCM

Newport Menthol Box

Mentholated (manufacturer)d

NMB

  1. aMentholated at The Battelle Public Health Center for Tobacco Research
  2. bCamel Crush capsule within the filter was not crushed
  3. cCamel Crush capsule within the filter was crushed in the laboratory prior to DNA extraction
  4. dCommercially mentholated by the manufacturer