DSMZ 215c . BHI MEDIUM FOR STRICT ANAEROBES

Official DSMZ medium: This medium was manually curated by experts from the DSMZ.

Culture medium recipe

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Equipment needed: Gassing station Autoclave Hungate tubes
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Brain heart infusion
(DIFCO)
37.00 g 37 -
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.25 g 0.25 1.423
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.25 g 0.25 1.041
Distilled water 1000.00 ml - -
1 Prepare medium anoxically under 100% N2 gas atmosphere. Reducing agents are added after autoclaving from sterile anoxic solutions prepared under N2.

Metadata

Last modified: 18.01.24
Source: DSMZ
Taxonomic range:  Bacteria
Medium type: Complex medium
Final pH: 7.2 - 7.6
Equipment needed: Autoclave, Gassing station, Hungate tubes
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Gas composition

  • 100 % N2

Detailed instructions for the cultivation of anaerobes including important warnings can be found in the cultivation instructions .

Associated strains

All strains for this medium: 7
Strains with modifications: 3

Molecular composition

Compound Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Brain heart infusion 37 -
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.25 1.423
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.25 1.041
Distilled water - -

Cultivation metadata from 7 strains BacDive

phyla 2 7 strains
oxygen anaerobe 6 strains
temperature mesophilic 7 strains