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A sporulation medium for Clostridium perfringens
Author(s) -
PHILLIPS K. D.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1986.tb01552.x
Subject(s) - clostridium perfringens , spore , microbiology and biotechnology , quinoline , clostridiaceae , biology , clostridium , bicarbonate , feces , bacteria , chemistry , toxin , genetics , organic chemistry , endocrinology
A new solidified medium for inducing sporulation of Clostridium perfringens is described. The essential components of the medium are bile, bicarbonate and quinoline. The medium induced significant sporulation in all of 100 strains of Cl. perfringens isolated at random from human faecal specimens. The majority (94%) of strains sporulated profusely.