A large number of bacterial and yeast isolates were obtained
from meat and poultry processing plants by swab and contact plate
sampling methods. Most of the isolates were subjected to a brief
taxonomic study and listed according to their sources. Representative
food spoilage, indicator and pathogenic organisms were identified
to...
During the development of the media for the identification and
differentiation of Clostridium perfringens and C. botulinum types A,
B and E, 16 different double layer media were prepared and tested
with known cultures of 28 C. botulinum strains, 20 C. perfringens
strains and 11 other clostridial species.
The semisolid...