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. 1977 Mar;33(3):735–737. doi: 10.1128/aem.33.3.735-737.1977

Comparative Study of Two Methods for Detection of Clostridium perfringens in Ground Beef

B S Emswiler 1, C J Pierson 1, A W Kotula 1
PMCID: PMC170754  PMID: 16345236

Abstract

The tryptose-sulfite-cycloserine agar pour plate method was superior to selective enrichment in liquid sulfite medium for isolation of small numbers of Clostridium perfringens from frozen ground beef.

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