JCM 1239 . THERMOPLASMA KAMCHATKENSIS MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave

Final pH: 2.5

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
KH2PO4 3.00 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.00 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.25 g
(NH4)2SO4 0.20 g
Yeast extract 0.10 g
Sucrose 5.00 g
Sulfur
(powder)
4.00 g
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 Mix components except sulfur, yeast extract and sucrose, adjust pH to 2.5 with 10 N H2SO4 and autoclave. Separately autoclave yeast extract and sucrose and add to the medium. Steam sulfur for 3 hr on each of 3 successive days. Aseptically distribute the medium into culture vessels (e.g., 10 ml in Balch tubes) containing appropriate amount of sulfur, replace gas phase with a N2-CO2 (4:1, v/v) gas mixture and seal with butyl rubber stoppers.