C. Cultural and isolation procedures
Prepare Gram stain of sample and examine for large Gram-positive rods.
Plate count of viable C. perfringens. Using aseptic technique, place 25 g food sample
in sterile blender jar. Add 225 ml peptone dilution fluid (1:10 dilution). Homogenize 1-2
min at low speed. Obtain uniform homogenate with as little aeration as possible. Using
1:10 dilution prepared above, make serial dilutions from 10-1 to 10-6 by transferring 10-
90 ml peptone dilution fluid blanks. Mix each dilution thoroughly by gently shaking
before each transfer. Pour 6-7 ml TSC agar without egg yolk into each of ten 100 x 15
mm petri dishes and spread evenly on bottom by rapidly rotating dish. When agar has
solidified, label plates, and aseptically transfer 1 ml of each dilution of homogenate to
the center of duplicate agar plates. Pour additional 15 ml TSC agar without egg yolk into
dish and mix with inoculum by gently rotating dish.
An alternative plating method preferred for foods containing other types of sulfitereducing
organisms is to spread 0.1 ml of each dilution with sterile glass rod spreader
over previously poured plates of TSC agar containing egg yolk emulsion. After
inoculum has been absorbed (about 5 min), overlay plates with 10 ml TSC agar without
egg yolk emulsion. When agar has solidified, place plates in upright position in
anaerobic jar. Establish anaerobic conditions and place jar in 35°C incubator for 20-24 h.
(TSC agar containing egg yolk is incubated 24 h.) After incubation, remove plates from
anaerobic jar and select those containing 20-200 black colonies for counting. C.
perfringens colonies in egg yolk medium are black with a 2-4 mm opaque white zone
surrounding the colony as a result of lecithinase activity. Using Quebec colony counter
with white tissue paper over counting area, count black colonies and calculate number of
clostridia cells/g food. Save plates for identification tests (see D, below).
Prepare chopped liver broth (or cooked meat medium) for inoculation by heating 10 min
in boiling water or flowing steam and cooling rapidly without agitation. Inoculate 3 or 4
broth tubes with 2 ml of 1:10 homogenate as back-up for preceding plating procedure.
Incubate these tubes 24-48 h at 35°C in standard incubator. Disregard if plate counts for
viable C. perfringens are positive.
C. Cultural and isolation proceduresPrepare Gram stain of sample and examine for large Gram-positive rods.Plate count of viable C. perfringens. Using aseptic technique, place 25 g food samplein sterile blender jar. Add 225 ml peptone dilution fluid (1:10 dilution). Homogenize 1-2min at low speed. Obtain uniform homogenate with as little aeration as possible. Using1:10 dilution prepared above, make serial dilutions from 10-1 to 10-6 by transferring 10-90 ml peptone dilution fluid blanks. Mix each dilution thoroughly by gently shakingbefore each transfer. Pour 6-7 ml TSC agar without egg yolk into each of ten 100 x 15mm petri dishes and spread evenly on bottom by rapidly rotating dish. When agar hassolidified, label plates, and aseptically transfer 1 ml of each dilution of homogenate tothe center of duplicate agar plates. Pour additional 15 ml TSC agar without egg yolk intodish and mix with inoculum by gently rotating dish.An alternative plating method preferred for foods containing other types of sulfitereducingorganisms is to spread 0.1 ml of each dilution with sterile glass rod spreaderover previously poured plates of TSC agar containing egg yolk emulsion. Afterinoculum has been absorbed (about 5 min), overlay plates with 10 ml TSC agar withoutegg yolk emulsion. When agar has solidified, place plates in upright position inanaerobic jar. Establish anaerobic conditions and place jar in 35°C incubator for 20-24 h.(TSC agar containing egg yolk is incubated 24 h.) After incubation, remove plates fromanaerobic jar and select those containing 20-200 black colonies for counting. C.perfringens colonies in egg yolk medium are black with a 2-4 mm opaque white zonesurrounding the colony as a result of lecithinase activity. Using Quebec colony counterwith white tissue paper over counting area, count black colonies and calculate number ofclostridia cells/g food. Save plates for identification tests (see D, below).Prepare chopped liver broth (or cooked meat medium) for inoculation by heating 10 minin boiling water or flowing steam and cooling rapidly without agitation. Inoculate 3 or 4broth tubes with 2 ml of 1:10 homogenate as back-up for preceding plating procedure.Incubate these tubes 24-48 h at 35°C in standard incubator. Disregard if plate counts forviable C. perfringens are positive.
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