DSMZ 892 . METHANOCALCULUS PUMILUS MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave Filter Gassing station Hungate tubes

Final gas composition: 80 % H2 20 % CO2 read more

Final pH: 7.3 - 7.5

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
KH2PO4 0.40 g
NH4Cl 0.90 g
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.36 g
NaCl 10.00 g
Na-acetate 0.50 g
Yeast extract
(OXOID)
2.00 g
Trypticase peptone
(BD BBL)
2.00 g
Trace element solution 10.00 ml
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.50 ml
Na2CO3 5.00 g
Wolin's vitamin solution (10x) 1.00 ml
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.50 g
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.50 g
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 Dissolve ingredients except carbonate, vitamins, cysteine and sulfide, then sparge medium with 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Add and dissolve carbonate, adjust pH to 7.2 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 vitamins (sterilized by filtration), cysteine and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas. Prior to use check pH of complete medium and adjust to 7.3 - 7.5, if necessary.
2 After inoculation add sterile 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture to 1.5 - 2 bar overpressure.

Trace element solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Nitrilotriacetic acid
(NTA)
12.80 g
FeCl2 x 4 H2O 1.00 g
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.10 g
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.03 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.10 g
ZnCl2 0.10 g
CuCl2 0.02 g
H3BO3 0.01 g
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.03 g
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.10 g
NaCl 1.00 g
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 0.03 g
Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 0.04 g
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 First dissolve NTA in 200 ml of distilled water and adjust pH to 6.5 with KOH, then dissolve mineral salts. Finally adjust pH to 6.5 with KOH and make up to 1000.00 ml.