Abstract
A selective and differential growth medium was developed for detection of Clostridium botulinum types A, B, and F. The medium consisted of peptone-glucose-yeast extract agar supplemented with cycloserine, 250 micrograms/ml; sulfamethoxazole, 76 micrograms/ml; and trimethoprim, 4 micrograms/ml as selective inhibitors and various types and levels of botulinal antibodies for type differentiation in the immunodiffusion reaction. Growth of proteolytic types of C. botulinum were not affected by the incorporation of the selective agents, but some nonproteolytic types were suppressed. Cross-reactions between types A and B were visually distinguishable, whereas cross-reactions between type F and Clostridium sporogenes did not occur at the optimum antibody titer. Optimum antibody titer varied with toxin type. The proposed selective differential medium should be valuable in isolating and typing of proteolytic C. botulinum types A, B, and F from samples containing mixed microbial populations.
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