Clostridium botulinum, typ C

<i>Clostridium botulinum</i>, typ C

Fig. 24:1. Colonies of Clostridium botulinum, type C, strain BKT 218387/08, cultivated on McClung-Toabe-agar during 48 h at 37°C under anaerobic conditions. Note the precipitation of fatty acids around the colonies due to the presence of lecithinase in these bacteria.

 

Credit: Hanna Skarin (SVA) & Karl-Erik Johansson (BVF, SLU & SVA).

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