An enrichment broth culture-duplex PCR combination assay was devised to identify
Clostridium perfringens directly from fecal samples. The method consists of a combination of …

The suitability of the Shahidi-Ferguson perfringens, TSC (tryptose-sulfite-cycloserine), and
oleandomycin-polymyxin-sulfadiazine perfringens agars for presumptive enumeration of …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Strains. Twelve C. perfringens type C strains from several
sources were supplied through Dr. S. Nishida, Department of Bacteriology, School of …

Clostridium perfringens has recently been shown to be associated with antibiotic-associated
diarrhoea. We describe here the clinical features and management of an outbreak of …

For the enumeration of viable vegetative cells and spores of Clostridium perfringens,
noncommercial (laboratory prepared) sulfite-polymyxin-sulfadiazine (SPS) agar, tryptone …

To assess the prevalence of enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens among adults suffering
from antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in a Costa Rican hospital, faecal samples were …

Ischemic and hemorrhagic strangulation of closed intestinal segments was studied in germ-
free rats individually contaminated with one of seven separate strains of Clostridium …

In antibacterial susceptibility testing by the agar plate dilution method with 252 strains of
Clostridium perfringens, 22 strains of C. novyi type A and 7 of C. novyi type B, with 21 strains …

Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens spores was compared using 4 culture media.
Duplicate 1 g portions of 35 stools (25 from C. perfringens food poisoning outbreaks and 10 …

Lactose-sulphite broth was proposed initially for the rapid identification and enumeration of
Clostridium perfringens in food but this medium can also be used for detection of the …