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PERFRINGENS
3.It has the shortest reported generation time of any organism at 6.3 minutes
in thioglycolate medium.[3]
4.C. perfringens is one of the most common causes of food poisoning in the
United States, alongside norovirus, Salmonella, Campylobacter,
and Staphylococcus aureus.[4] However, it can sometimes be ingested and
cause no harm.[5]
1,FOOD POISONING
PREVENTION
ARTICLE
In May 2011, a man died after allegedly eating food contaminated with the
bacteria on a transatlantic American Airlines flight. The man's wife and
daughter are suing American and LSG Sky Chefs, the German company that
prepared the inflight food.[21]
In October 2016, 66-year-old Alex Zdravich died four days after eating
an enchilada, burrito, and taco at Agave Azul in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Three others who dined the same day reported signs of foodborne illness,
which were consistent with the symptoms and rapid onset of C.
perfringens infection. They later tested positive for the presence of the
bacteria.[24][25]
In January 2017, a mother and her son sued a restaurant in Rochester, New
York, as they and 260 other people were sickened after eating foods
contaminated with C. perfringens. "Officials from the Monroe County
Department of Public Health closed down the Golden Ponds after more than a
fourth of its Thanksgiving Day guests became ill. An inspection revealed a
walk-in refrigerator with food spills and mold, a damaged gasket preventing
the door from closing, and mildew growing inside."[27]
Food sources