Thursday, August 30, 2012

Clostridium sp. Identification Test

Clostridium sp.


Morphology: Rods
Gram: Positive
Catalase: 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

2 comments:

  1. thanks for spotting the mistake, I corrected it. I made that blog a long time ago and never really updated it.

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