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Clostridium
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Clostridium

Genus of spore-forming bacteria that are anaerobic (unable to survive in the presence of oxygen). They are widely distributed in soil and in the intestines of mammals. Clostridium species cause some serious diseases, including botulism, tetanus and gas gangrene.


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coli K99, coronavirus and Clostridium perfringens Type C.
We found a prevalence of 18% for enterotoxin gene-carrying (cpe+) Clostridium perfringens in the feces of healthy food handlers by PCR and isolated the organism from 11 of 23 PCR-positive persons by using hydrophobic grid membrane filter-colony hybridization.
Based on the NOAELs, the following guide values for water quality are suggested: 100 Escherichia coli, 25 intestinal enterococci, 10 somatic coliphages, or 10 Clostridium perfringens per 100 mL.
 
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