Comparison of media for enumeration of Clostridium perfringens from foods

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-366

  De Jong, A E I ^a   Eijhusen, G P ^a   Brouwer Post, E J F ^b   Grand, M ^c   Johansson, T ^d   Karkkainen T ^e   Marugg, J ^f   In't Veld, P H ^g   Warmerdam, F H M ^a   Worner G ^h   Zicavo, A ⁱ   Rombouts, F M ^a   Beumer, R R ^a,j  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^d NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Finnish Meat Research Institute   (Finland)

^f NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^g Insp Hlth Protect/Vet Pub Hlth   (Netherlands)

^h CLF   (Germany)

ⁱ ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^j Ist Zooprofilattico Sperimentale ^*  (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Enumeration; Media

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AZIDE; CYCLOSERINE; IRON; OLEANDOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN; SUGAR; SULFADIAZINE; SULFITE;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 0038460800     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7012(03)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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