“…Spores of C. sporogenes were enumerated on Modified PA3679 agar (MP3679A) plates [Ocio et al 1994; 10 g tryptone (Oxiod, Basingstoke, England, UK), 2 g yeast extract (BD, Co.), 2 g K 2 HPO 4 (Acros Organics, NJ, USA), 2 g soluble starch (Sigma, St. Louis, MO), and 15 g bacterial agar (Fisher Scientific, Fair Lawn, NJ, USA) in 1 L distilled water] by using a pour-plate technique. These agar plates were incubated in anaerobic condition at 37°C for 5 days and were counted.…”