JCM 231 . METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Anaerobic workbench Autoclave

Final pH: 7.2

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Compound Amount Unit
KH2PO4 0.30 g
(NH4)2SO4 1.50 g
NaCl 0.60 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.12 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.08 g
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 4.00 mg
K2HPO4 0.15 g
Na2CO3 4.00 g
Trace vitamins 10.00 ml
Trace element solution 10.00 ml
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.50 g
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.50 g
Resazurin 1.00 mg
Distilled water 980.00 ml
1 Mix ingredients, except cysteine x HCl and Na2S x 9H2O, and adjust pH to 7.2. Bring to a boil for 5-10 sec, then, cool down under a stream of H2-CO2 (80:20). Dispense the medium into suitable culture vessels (e.g., 20 ml of the medium in 120 ml serum bottles) under a stream of H2-CO2 (80:20) and seal with butyl rubber stoppers. After autoclaving, stand the medium overnight. Separately autoclave cysteine x HCl and Na2S x 9H2O as 5% solutions, respectively, under a N2 atmosphere. Prior to inoculation, aseptically and anaerobically add the cysteine x HCl and Na2S x 9H2O solutions. Pressurize the inoculated bottles to 100 kPa H2-CO2 (80:20).

Trace element solution #

Compound Amount Unit
Na2-EDTA 0.640 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 6.200 g
MnSO4 x n H2O 0.550 g
NaCl 1.000 g
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 0.100 g
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.170 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.130 g
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.180 g
CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.050 g
AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O 0.018 g
H3BO3 0.010 g
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.011 g
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.025 g
1 Dissolve EDTA x 2Na first in 500 ml of distilled water. Then add the remaining salts and adjust volume to 1000 ml.