DSMZ 411 . CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave Filter Gassing station Hungate tubes

Final gas composition: 100 % N2 read more

Final pH: 6.8

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
Potato
(fresh, washed, peeled and sliced)
200.0 g
CaCO3 2.0 g
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.5 ml
D-Glucose 6.0 g
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g
Distilled water 1000.0 ml
1 Mix potatoes and CaCO3 then autoclave 30 min at 121°C. Filter through cheese cloth, add glucose and cysteine, distribute under 100% N2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave at 121°C for 20 min. Adjust pH of complete medium to 6.8.
2 Note: For the reactivation of freeze-dried strains it is recommended to use the following simple milk medium:

Milk Medium #

100
Compound Amount Unit
Milk
(fresh)
100.0 ml
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.1 ml
1 Adjust pH to 7.1. Tube and autoclave under 100% N2 gas atmosphere for 12 min at 121°C.