Molecular Microbiology Research (Online) 2013, Vol.3 No.2 9-20
ISSN 1027-5595
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Continuing table 4
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+)
Red colour II
241
21 246
26 239
19
1+
Red colour III
240
20 252
32 248
28
1+
Green colour I
266
46 305
85 312
92
1+
Green colour II
271
51 280
60 277
57
1+
Yellow colour I
276
56 268
48 307
87
1+
Yellow colour II
259
39 266
46 289
69
1+
9
Milk
sweet
White colour
290
70 283
63 298
78
1+
Sample I
158
-
154
-
221
1
-
Sample II
222
2
65
-
187
-
-
Sample III
98
-
34
-
168
-
-
Sample IV
219
-
119
-
213
-
-
10
Halwa
Sample V
187
-
229
9 149
-
-
Red colour I
255
35 288
68 318
98
1+
Yellow colour
210
-
163
-
211
-
-
Green colour I
231
11 240
20 268
48
1+
Green colour II
266
46 290
70 301
81
1+
11
Kesari
Red colour II
197
-
144
-
218
-
-
Table 5 Food sample tested for carcinogenicity using Auxotrophic mutant strain of
S. typhii
MTCC 1251
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
98
-
128
-
81
-
15
-
-
Kalaiman oil
120
-
156
-
128
-
78
-
-
Vijai oil
102
-
36
-
221
1 160
-
-
Crude oil
87
-
102
-
180
-
90
-
-
1
Palm oil
Sample V
160
-
82
-
96
-
228
8
-
Sample I
20
-
8
-
100
-
78
-
-
Sample II
41
-
47
-
28
-
9
-
-
Sample III
73
-
59
-
15
-
32
-
-
Sample IV
120
-
81
-
45
-
88
-
-
2
Ground
nut oil
(crude)
Sample V
80
-
62
-
160
-
120
-
-
Sundrop
48
-
19
-
53
-
108
-
-
Sunflower
15
-
7
-
5
-
87
-
-
Gold winner
8
-
45
-
13
-
19
-
-
Sample IV
61
-
39
-
29
-
70
-
-
3
Sunflow
er
oil
(crude)
Sample V
86
-
18
-
68
-
89
-
-
Parachute
8
-
27
-
80
-
148
-
-
VVD Gold
2
-
39
-
120
-
223
3
-
Crude I
28
-
59
-
72
-
156
-
-
Crude II
46
-
60
-
55
-
160
-
-
4
Coconut
oil
(crude)
Crude III
61
-
186
-
222
2 227
7
-
Idayam
18
-
85
-
27
-
121
-
-
Anjali
27
-
76
-
80
-
135
-
-
Crude I
43
-
221
1 157
-
180
-
-
Crude II
66
-
48
-
148
-
222
2
-
5
Gingely
oil
Crude III
71
-
21
-
12
-
96
-
-
Mutton
306
235
15 318
98 253
33
1+
6
Fried oil
Chicken I
232
248
28 287
67 296
76
1+