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Molecular Microbiology Research (Online) 2013, Vol.3 No.2 9-20
ISSN 1027-5595
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Continuing table 3
0.5 mL 1 mL 2.5 mL 5 mL S.
No.
Food
types
Sample
category No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
Degree of
mutagenicity (-),
(1+) and (2+)
Sample V 3 - 9 - 34 4 -
Red colour I 30 - 22 1 222 2 -
Yellow colour 15 - 14 - 21 - -
Green colour I 231 11 241 21 250 30 1+
Green colour II 235 15 233 13 260 40 1+
11 Kesari
Red colour II 237 17 252 32 275 55 1+
Table 4 Food sample tested for carcinogenicity using NTG mutated strain of S. typhii MTCC 98
0.5 mL 1 mL 2.5 mL 5 mL S.
No.
Food
types
Sample
category No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
No. of
colony
No. of
mutant
Degree of
mutagenicity (-),
(1+) and (2+)
Rajas oil 48 - 80 - 137 - 148 2 -
Kalaiman oil 31 - 97 - 92 - 167 1 -
Vijai oil 67 - 48 - 97 - 69 - -
Crude oil 88 - 105 - 146 1 98 - -
1 Palm oil
Sample V 28 - 67 - 168 3 78 - -
Sample I 57 - 108 - 49 - 135 - -
Sample II 90 - 120 - 78 - 107 - -
Sample III 48 - 147 - 100 - 128 - -
Sample IV 67 - 98 - 139 - 147 - -
2
Ground
nut oil
(crude)
Sample V 60 - 15 - 121 - 160 - -
Sundrop 30 - 19 - 91 - 34 - -
Sunflower 68 - 47 - 40 - 18 - -
Gold winner 120 - 78 - 87 - 59 - -
Sample IV 10 - 45 - 39 - 81 - -
3 Sunflower
oil (crude)
Sample V 35 - 27 - 112 - 45 - -
Parachute 36 - 10 - 27 - 8 - -
VVD Gold 15 - 27 - 14 - 40 - -
Crude I 48 - 15 - 10 - 28 - -
Crude II 8 - 19 - 32 - 36 - -
4
Coconut
oil
(crude)
Crude III 15 - 26 - 21 - 18 - -
Idayam 19 - 30 - 26 - 49 - -
Anjali 24 - 14 - 39 - 80 - -
Crude I 112 - 23 - 58 - 67 - -
Crude II 48 - 16 - 42 - 41 - -
5 Gingely
oil
Crude III 27 - 8 - 46 - 32 - -
Mutton 238 18 240 20 238 18 241 21 1+
Chicken I 256 36 265 45 242 22 253 33 1+
Chicken II 241 21 235 15 239 19 280 60 1+
Fish I 232 12 232 12 260 40 277 57 1+
6 Fried oil
Fish II 265 45 256 36 251 31 239 19 1+
Sample I 248 28 242 22 249 29 248 28 1+
Sample II 236 16 239 19 255 35 237 17 1+
Sample III 257 37 238 18 247 27 262 42 1+
Sample IV 262 42 234 24 262 42 257 37 1+
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Reheated
oil
(crude)
Sample V 249 29 247 27 258 38 322 112 2+
Orange colour 244 24 252 32 258 38 1+
Yellow colour 258 38 270 50 277 57 1+ 8 Jangiri
Red colour I 264 44 288 68 245 25 1+