Table 3.
Clostridium sp. strains isolated from natural ingredient laboratory animal feed
| Sample ID | Sample | Feed Manufacturera | Lotb | Institutea | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC 12917 | Positive Control Strain - Toxinotype D | NA | NA | ATCC | C. perfringens |
| ATCC 3626 | Positive Control Strain - Toxinotype B | NA | NA | ATCC | C. perfringens |
| ATCC 8009 | Positive Control Strain - Toxinotype E | NA | NA | ATCC | C. perfringens |
| ATCC 27324 | Positive Control Strain - Toxinotype E | NA | NA | ATCC | C. perfringens |
| Uzal Lab Isolate | Positive Control Strain - Toxinotype G | NA | NA | UC Davis | C. perfringens |
| QA1011-17_F | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 1 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA3081-14_B | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 2 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA1881-14_A | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 3 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA4249-17 | Diet 2 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 1 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA3578-18_A | Diet 3 (Closed Formula) | 1 | 1 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA1535-17_A | Diet 3 (Closed Formula) | 1 | 2 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA411-18_C | Diet 4 (NIH-07) | 1 | 1 | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA1027-18_C | Diet 4 (NIH-07) | 3 | 2 | 2 | C. perfringens |
| QA1025-18_C | Diet 5 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 1 | 2 | C. perfringens |
| QA1026-18_C | Diet 6 (Closed Formula) | 2 | NA | 2 | C. perfringens |
| QA1028-18_C | Diet 7 (NIH-2004 - Swine) | 3 | NA | 2 | C. perfringens |
| QA407-18_A | Diet 8 (Closed Formula) | 2 | NA | 3 | C. perfringens |
| QA408-18_B | Diet 9 (Closed Formula) | 2 | NA | 3 | C. perfringens |
| QA409-18_C1 | Diet 10 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 1 | 3 | C. perfringens |
| QA1787-16_A | Diet 11 (Purified - High-fat) | 4 | NA | NIEHS | C. perfringens |
| QA1011-17_B | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 1 | NIEHS | C. bifermentans |
| QA1011-17_C | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 1 | NIEHS | C. butyricum |
| QA3081-18_D | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 2 | NIEHS | C. butyricum |
| QA4071-14_A | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 4 | NIEHS | C. bifermentans |
| QA1024-18_E | Diet 1 (NIH-31) | 1 | 5 | 2 | C. baratii |
| QA3913-17_B | Diet 2 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 2 | NIEHS | C. beijerinckii |
| QA409-18_A | Diet 10 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 1 | 3 | C. sordellii |
| QA1025-18_D | Diet 5 (Closed Formula) | 2 | 1 | 2 | C. bifermentans |
| QA218-16_E | Environmental swab | NA | NA | NIEHS | C. tertium |
a
Numbers were assigned to commercial feed manufacturers and institutes in place of their name.
b
Lot numbers assigned solely to indicate separate lots of a given diet.