title: Sporulation-promoting ability of Clostridium perfringens culture fluids.
abstract: The culture supernatant fluids (CSFs) of 12 strains of Clostridium perfringens types A, B, C, and D stimulated sporulation of test strains NCTC 8238 and NCTC 8449 of this organism. The sporulation-promoting ability was present in vegetative and sporulating CSFs of both enterotoxin-positive (Ent+) and Ent- strains. The sporulation factor possessed a molecular weight between 1,000 and 5,000 and was heat and acid stable. This study suggests a potential role for Ent- strains in food-borne disease outbreaks caused by Ent+ strains of C. perfringens type A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 01003, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Labbé
mesh_terms: D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D017077:Culture Media, Conditioned; D004768:Enterotoxins