BIOS 242 Week 7 Assignment; Pick Your Pathogen - Clostridium Perfringens
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$20.00
| Institution | BIOS 242 Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab - Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Anika Fultz |
Abstract
C. Perfringens, or the scientific name Clostridium Perfringens, are bacteria that cause food poisoning. Most people get food poison from eating contaminated food. Clostridium perfringens is the second or third cause of reported foodborne disease outbreaks, and most of the outbreaks occur in collective restaurants. C. Perfringens are found in different types of meat, the environment, and in the intestines of animals. This infection is affirmed when a lab test identifies the bacteria in a stool sample. The article I chose by NCBI talks about the outbreak of C. Perfringens food poisoning that is linked to cheese sauce.
Article Summary
December 2018, between 11-13, the local wellbeing experts in the West Midlands, England were made aware of 34 reports of loose bowels with stomach cramps. These symptoms start to occur 10 hours after dinner was eaten at a restaurant. A controlled cause study was taken to determine where this came from and how to control the outbreak. During the investigation, researchers found that the source came from food safety. The food safety included lapses in temperature, cross contamination between foods, and reused items for the past day. Two fecal
examples were positive for Clostridium perfringens with one affirming the enterotoxigenic quality. The cheddar sauce is a strange vehicle for the organism and the first run through this has been accounted for in England.......... Continue
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| Term | Uploaded 2023 |
| Institution | BIOS 242 Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab - Chamberlain |
| Contributor | Anika Fultz |
