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the bacteria Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens cause such severe food poisonings that commonly result in...

the bacteria Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens cause such severe food poisonings that commonly result in death. You are given a food sample that might contain these bacteria. name the staining procedure you would conduct, the dyes used, and describe what you would see on the slide you prepare if one of these species were present.

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Malachite green method;

Clostridium spores stained with malachite green dye. The endospors of clostridium when stained with malachite green they appear as green spheres while the bacilli themselves turn purple in colour on slide if they are present in the food sample.

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