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Clostridium Perfringens
Clostridium perfringens can adapt to low temperatures
February 20th, 2005
Clostridium perfringens can adapt to low temperatures. According to a study from the Netherlands, "Refrigerated storage is an important step in the preparation of foods and inadequate storage is one of the main causes of food poisoning outbreaks of Clostridium perfringens. "Therefore, growth and germination characteristics of C. perfringens in a temperature range of 3-42 degreesC were determined in fluid thioglycollate broth (FTG) and Dutch pea soup." "To study the effect of adaptation," said A.E.I. Dejong and coworkers, "cells were either inoculated from a 37 degreesC pre-culture or from a temperature-adapted...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-02-20)
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