Clostridium perfringens

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Description: English: This photomicrograph reveals Clostridium perfringens grown in Schaedler’s broth using Gram-stain. Clostridium perfringens is a spore-forming, heat-resistant bacterium that can cause foodborne disease. The spores persist in the environment, and often contaminate raw food materials. These bacteria are found in mammalian feces, and soil. Polski: Mikrofotografia laseczek Clostridium perfringens. Date: 1974. Source: : This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #2995. Note: Not all PHIL images are public domain; be sure to check copyright status and credit authors and content providers. English | Slovenščina | +/−. Author: Content Providers(s): CDC/Don Stalons. Permission (Reusing this file): PD-USGov-HHS-CDC English: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.