Clostridium sp.
Morphology: Rods
Gram: Positive
Catalase: Negative
Oxidase: Negative
Oxidase: Negative
Respiratory system: Obligate anaerobe
Motility: Motile
Characteristic: Produces endospores
Tests to identify the genus
- API 20A
- Rosenow medium
- Nitrate reductase test
- Proteolysis and acidification
- Sulfites reduction
- Lecithinase test
Test to identify butyric Clostridium
- Lactate utilization: butyric acid and CO2 production - Bryant and Burkey medium
Please, feel free to comment if there is any mistake
clostridium is anaerobic
ReplyDeletethanks for spotting the mistake, I corrected it. I made that blog a long time ago and never really updated it.
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