Incidence of Cl.Welchii & Their Viability in Soil

4 study on the isolation am typing of Cl.”Nelchii froIl Egyptian soils was undertaken- The survival rate of different type of Cl. welchii in various soils was inves-tigated. Out of 534 soil samples exawined for the presence of 01· welcbii,181 sa..nples (30:[ the total isolates from different soils. The higher percentage was obtained from animal dwellings soil (55-80%) followed by cultivated soil (25.41%). The ineidence of pathogeniC .C!. welchii among virgin and sandy, soils were 10·50% and 1.11%, respect