Table 1. Revertant colonies in a Salmonella Typhimurium reversion assay using emulsion-type sausage manufactured with plasma-treated water (PTW)

Sample* Dose (μg/plate) Number of revertant colonies (His+) per plate
TA98 (−S9) TA98 (+S9) TA100 (−S9) TA100 (+S9)
Control 188 15 ± 5 30 ± 1 102 ± 47 150 ± 28
375 19 ± 1 27 ± 5 123 ± 10 178 ± 15
750 25 ± 1 27 ± 2 118 ± 1 178 ± 6
1,500 29 ± 5 44 ± 3 136 ± 4 137 ± 10
3,000 38 ± 4 56 ± 1 182 ± 32 182 ± 23
SCS 188 10 ± 1 24 ± 8 157 ± 7 176 ± 15
375 18 ± 3 28 ± 4 131 ± 3 140 ± 29
750 20 ± 2 25 ± 4 111 ± 21 138 ± 3
1,500 22 ± 1 28 ± 3 134 ± 24 177 ± 9
3,000 27 ± 8 37 ± 12 261 ± 3 266 ± 51
SCP 188 10 ± 1 31 ± 8 144 ± 53 214 ± 16
375 12 ± 2 33 ± 5 163 ± 13 185 ± 18
750 24 ± 0 33 ± 6 139 ± 25 206 ± 6
1,500 17 ± 8 26 ± 7 164 ± 33 221 ± 13
3,000 24 ± 1 46 ± 11 259 ± 47 329 ± 38
Negative control 70% Ethanol 26 ± 5 37 ± 4 207 ± 19 2,204
Positive control 4-NQO 637 ± 56
2-AA 1102 ± 73
SA 886 ± 47
2-AA 1,965 ± 71