These Clostridium perfringens colonies were cultured on a SPS (Sulfite Polymyxin Sulfadiazine) agar plate.
This anaerobic bacterium can exist as a vegetative cell, or in its dormant spore form. The spores persist in the environment often contaminating raw food materials. These bacteria are found in mammalian feces, and the soil.
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