Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) is a type of bacteria linked to food poisoning. It is the most common cause of food ...

Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming bacteria that can function without oxygen (anaerobic bacteria). These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines.

Dr. Louise McNitt, deputy health officer with Contra Costa County Health Services, said the deaths and illnesses were caused by bacteria named Clostridium perfringens. “Clostridium is one of the ...

The family claims in their lawsuit that the man’s meal was contaminated with Clostridium perfringens. First, some background: The man, Othon Cortes, and his wife, Raquel, were on a flight from ...

The engine behind this fermentation method is Clostridium perfringens, a close relative of bacteria that cause botulism, tetanus, and food poisoning. It can eat flesh. It gives gas gangrene its ...

Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. At a Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) meeting in Rome in February, experts ...

Investigations into why more than 60 diners at a Somerset pub fell ill have discovered the cause as Clostridium perfringens. The Old Farmhouse in Nailsea, north Somerset, which is operated by Hall & ...

Whole genome sequencing can improve surveillance and control of Clostridium perfringens, say researchers. Clostridium perfringens bacteria are responsible for an estimated 80,000 cases of diarrhea ...

difficile and C. perfringens relevant to foodborne transmission. Lund told FoodQualityNews that there is not much practical work in the area. “For Clostridium perfringens the organism was identified ...