DSMZ 342 . METHANOBACTERIUM ALCALIPHILUM MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave Gassing station Hungate tubes

Final gas composition: 100 % H2 read more

Final pH: 8.3 - 8.4

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
Solution A 792 ml
Solution B 210 ml
Solution C 10 ml
1 Dissolve ingredients of solution A (except cysteine), bring to the boil, then cool to room temperature under 100% H2 gas. Add cysteine and adjust pH to 7.0, if necessary. Dispense medium under 100% H2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials vials to 30% of their volume and then autoclave. Solution B is autoclaved separately under 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas atmosphere. Solution C is prepared under 100% N2 gas atmosphere. Complete the medium by adding appropriate amounts of solutions B and C to the sterile solution A. Adjust pH of complete medium to 8.3 - 8.4, if necessary.
2 After inoculation add sterile H2 gas to 1 - 2 bar overpressure.

Solution A #

792
Compound Amount Unit
NH4Cl 1.0 g
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.1 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.1 g
K2HPO4 0.4 g
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O
(0.01% w/v)
2.0 ml
Modified Wolin's mineral solution 10.0 ml
Yeast extract
(OXOID)
2.0 g
Trypticase peptone
(BD BBL)
2.0 g
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.5 ml
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g
Distilled water 780.0 ml

Solution B #

210
Compound Amount Unit
NaHCO3 10.0 g
Na2CO3 0.5 g
Distilled water 210.0 ml

Solution C #

10
Compound Amount Unit
Tris-HCl buffer
(pH 8.4, 2 M)
10 ml

Modified Wolin's mineral solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Nitrilotriacetic acid 1.50 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 3.00 g
MnSO4 x H2O 0.50 g
NaCl 1.00 g
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.10 g
CoSO4 x 7 H2O 0.18 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.10 g
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.18 g
CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.01 g
AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.02 g
H3BO3 0.01 g
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.01 g
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.03 g
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 0.30 mg
Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 0.40 mg
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.