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DSMZ 322 . METHANOSPHAERA MEDIUM

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

Culture medium recipe

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Main sol. 322 #

ml
Equipment needed: Autoclave Hungate tubes Filter Gassing station Centrifuge
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Clarified rumen fluid 100.00 ml - -
Trypticase peptone
(BD BBL) 		2.00 g 1.946 -
Yeast extract 2.00 g 1.946 -
Na-acetate 0.50 g 0.486 5.929
Na-formate 0.50 g 0.486 7.152
Modified Wolin's mineral solution 10.00 ml - -
Na2SeO4
(0.1% w/v) 		1.90 ml 0.002 0.01
NiCl2 x 6 H2O
(0.1% w/v) 		0.70 ml 6.8e-4 0.005
FeSO4 x 7 H2O solution (0.1% w/v) 3.00 ml - -
K2HPO4 0.60 g 0.584 3.351
KH2PO4 2.80 g 2.724 20.015
(NH4)2SO4 0.30 g 0.292 2.208
NH4Cl 1.00 g 0.973 18.186
NaCl 0.60 g 0.584 9.987
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.15 g 0.146 0.592
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.08 g 0.078 0.529
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v) 		0.50 ml 4.9e-4 0.002
NaHCO3 4.00 g 3.891 46.318
Methanol
(50% v/v) 		10.00 ml 7.704 240.443
Wolin's vitamin solution (10x) 2.00 ml - -
DL-Dithiothreitol 0.50 g 0.486 3.152
Distilled water 900.00 ml - -
1 Dissolve ingredients except bicarbonate, methanol, and dithiothreitol (DTT), then sparge medium with 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Add and dissolve bicarbonate, adjust pH of medium to 6.8 - 7.0, then dispense medium under 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials to 30% of their volume and autoclave. Add methanol (50% v/v solution), vitamins, and DTT from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas. Vitamins and DTT should be sterilized by filtration. Prior to use check pH of complete medium and adjust to 6.7 - 6.9, if necessary.
2 After inoculation add sterile 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture to 1 bar overpressure.

Clarified rumen fluid #

1000
Solution occurs in 28 other media (first defined in Medium 1310).
1 Rumen fluid from cow or sheep (obtained from fistulated animals or abattoir refuse) is filtered through muslin, autoclaved at 121°C for 15 min and then centrifuged at 27,000 g for 20 min. The supernatant is made anoxic by sparging with 100% N2 gas for 15 min, dispensed under same gas atmosphere into anoxic serum vials to 30% of volume and then stored frozen at -20°C.

Modified Wolin's mineral solution #

1000
Solution occurs in 166 other media (first defined in Medium 141).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Nitrilotriacetic acid 1.50 g 1.5 7.848
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 3.00 g 3 12.172
MnSO4 x H2O 0.50 g 0.5 2.958
NaCl 1.00 g 1 17.112
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.10 g 0.1 0.36
CoSO4 x 7 H2O 0.18 g 0.18 1.161
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.10 g 0.1 0.68
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.18 g 0.18 0.626
CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.01 g 0.01 0.04
AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.02 g 0.02 0.042
H3BO3 0.01 g 0.01 0.162
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.01 g 0.01 0.041
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.03 g 0.03 0.231
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 0.30 mg 3.0e-4 0.001
Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 0.40 mg 4.0e-4 0.001
Distilled water 1000.00 ml - -
1 First dissolve nitrilotriacetic acid and adjust pH to 6.5 with KOH, then add minerals. Adjust final to pH 7.0 with KOH.

Wolin's vitamin solution (10x) #

1000
Solution occurs in 305 other media (first defined in Medium 120).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Biotin 20 mg 0.02 0.082
Folic acid 20 mg 0.02 0.045
Pyridoxine hydrochloride 100 mg 0.1 0.486
Thiamine HCl 50 mg 0.05 0.148
Riboflavin 50 mg 0.05 0.133
Nicotinic acid 50 mg 0.05 0.406
Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate 50 mg 0.05 0.21
Vitamin B12 1 mg 1.0e-3 7.4e-4
p-Aminobenzoic acid 50 mg 0.05 0.365
(DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid 50 mg 0.05 0.242
Distilled water 1000 ml - -

FeSO4 x 7 H2O solution (0.1% w/v) #

1000
Solution occurs in 13 other media (first defined in Medium 119).
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1 g 1 3.597
H2SO4
(0.1 N) 		1000 ml - -
1 The ferrous sulfate solution is not stable and should be freshly prepared.

Metadata

Last modified: 13.09.23
Source: DSMZ
Synonyms: METHANOSPHAERA (MCB-3) MEDIUM
Taxonomic range:  Archaea
Medium type: Complex medium
Final pH: 6.7 - 6.9
Equipment needed: Autoclave, Centrifuge, Filter, Gassing station, Hungate tubes
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Gas composition

  • 80 % H2
  • 20 % CO2

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

Associated strains

All strains for this medium: 1

Molecular composition

Compound Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Methanol 7.704 240.443
NaHCO3 3.891 46.318
KH2PO4 2.724 20.015
Trypticase peptone 1.946 -
Yeast extract 1.946 -
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Cultivation metadata from 1 strains BacDive

phyla 1 1 strain
oxygen anaerobe 1 strain
temperature mesophilic 1 strain