Proposed scheme for isolation and identification of Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium perfringens-like organisms.
The properties of 220 strains of Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium perfringens-like organisms were studied. A scheme was designed for the identification of these strains. The scheme was based on the presence/or absence of lecithinase enzyme, synergestic haemolysis with Streptococcus group B toxin, their inhibition with appropriate antisera and reaction in the lactose gelatin nitrate motility test (LGNM) with the fermentation of a few sugars.
Abdel Salam
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Ministry of Animal Resources, Khartoum, Sudan.
el Sanousi
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D000818:Animals; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008722:Methods; D011200:Poultry / Q000382:microbiology*; D013397:Sudan