This medium is formulated as per the European Pharmacopoeia and is useful in semi-quantitative test for presence of C. perfringens in pharmaceutical products where the level of this species is a criterion of quality. The medium contains sodium metabisulphite and ferric ammonium citrate which act as indicators of sulphite reduction, indicated by blackening of the medium
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