TSC AGAR (CLOSTRIDIUIVI PERFRINGENS)

TSC Agar, CI. It is used for the detection and enumeration of perfringens in food samples.

CI. parfringens colonies appear as black, round colonies that develop well on the medium.

is observed. Petri dishes are incubated at 35-37 °C for 24-48 hours in anaerobic conditions.

CI. Since parfringens is an anaerobic microorganism, petri dishes

They must be incubated in an anaerobic environment.