Description
Basal medium for detection of C. perfringens from clinical specimens and other materials according to ISO 7937 and ISO 14189.
Clostridium perfringens Agar Base is a basal medium used either on its own or with selective agents for the presumptive identification of Clostridium perfringens from clinical specimens, food, water and environmental samples.
D-Cycloserine can be added to this culture medium to comply with the specifications given by ISO 7937, ISO 14189 and APHA. When supplemented with polymyxin B and kanamycin, the medium conforms to the formulation developed by Shahidi and Ferguson.