BYRD, THOMAS R. (Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.), AND H. L. LEY, JR. Clostridium tetani in a metropolitan area: limited survey incorporating a simplified in vitro identification test. Appl. Microbiol. 14:993-997.1966In a limited survey, three toxigenic and one nontoxigenic strains of Clostridium tetani were isolated from 18 environmental samples from metropolitan Bost...

The reverse CAMP test proved to be a highly sensitive test since 97.0% of all Clostridium perfringens cultures tested gave an easily discernible positive reaction.