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. 1979 May;37(5):1038–1040. doi: 10.1128/aem.37.5.1038-1040.1979

Effect of heat treatment on the performance of tryptose-sulfite-cycloserine agar for enumeration of Clostridium perfringens.

M H Brodsky, B W Ciebin
PMCID: PMC243344  PMID: 225988

Abstract

Dissolving dehydrated tryptose-sulfite-cycloserine agar by only boiling or microwaving was found to inhibit Clostridium perfringens colony development in pour plates when compared with C. perfringens recovery in tryptose-sulfite-cycloserine agar prepared by autoclaving.

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