DSMZ 501 . FERVIDOBACTERIUM ISLANDICUM MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave Gassing station Hungate tubes

Final gas composition: 100 % N2 read more

Final pH: 7.0

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
(NH4)2SO4 1.30 g
KH2PO4 0.28 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.25 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.07 g
FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.02 g
Allen's trace element solution 10.00 ml
Yeast extract
(BD Bacto)
1.00 g
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.50 ml
D-Glucose 2.00 g
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.50 g
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 Dissolve ingredients (except glucose and sulfide), adjust pH at room temperature to 7.0 and sparge medium with 100% N2 gas for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Dispense medium under same gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave. Add glucose and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas. Prior to inoculation check pH and adjust to 7.0, if necessary.

Allen's trace element solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 180 mg
Na2B4O7 x 10 H2O 450 mg
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 22 mg
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 5 mg
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3 mg
VOSO4 x 2 H2O 3 mg
CoSO4 x 7 H2O 1 mg
Distilled water 1000 ml
1 Adjust pH of final solution to 2 with 1 N HCl.