DCA agar acc. to Weenk et al.

Appearance
- clearness:
clear
- colour: yellowish-Brown to reddish-Brown
pH-value (25 °C): 7.4 - 7.8
Growth
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10543:
good to very good
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 (WDCM 00007): good to very good
- Clostridium sporogenes ATCC 19404 (WDCM 00008): good to very good
- Clostridium bifermentans ATCC 19299: good to very good
- Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 (WDCM 00068): poor to fair
Blacking
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10543:
+
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 (WDCM 00007): +
- Clostridium sporogenes ATCC 19404 (WDCM 00008): +
- Clostridium bifermentans ATCC 19299: +
- Bacillus licheniformis ATCC 14580 (WDCM 00068): -
Recovery on test medium
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 10543:
≥ 70 %
- Clostridium perfringens ATCC 13124 (WDCM 00007): ≥ 70 %
- Clostridium sporogenes ATCC 19404 (WDCM 00008): ≥ 70 %
- Clostridium bifermentans ATCC 19299: ≥ 70 %
Incubation: 48 hrs.; 30 °C with Anaerocult A.

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