Preliminary experiments indicated that C. perfringens spore germination in BHI broth exhibited a similar extent of germination in the presence of 50 or 100 mM AK, thus 50 mM AK was used in this study.
Preliminary experiments indicated that C. perfringens sporegermination in BHI broth exhibited a similar extent of germinationin the presence of 50 or 100 mM AK, thus 50 mM AK was used inthis study.