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Main sol. 863

Internal Solution-ID: S1780

Equipment needed: Serum bottle Gassing station Autoclave
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Basal salts solution 100 ml - -
Trace elements solution 10 ml - -
Sodium carbonate solution 24 ml 59.764 -
Cysteine solutions 5 ml - -
Na2S Solution 5 ml - -
Distilled water
(degassed)
856 ml - -
1 Anaerobically dispense liquid minimal medium in 10-ml portions into 100-ml serum vials under an atmosphere of N2/CO2 (80:20). Seal vials with butyl rubber stoppers secured with aluminium crimp seals. Sterilize by autoclaving for 15 minutes at 121°C. Prior to inoculation, pressurize bottles to 2 x 102 kPa with H2/CO2. For solidified plating medium, add the following components per liter of liquid minimal medium:
Agar 15 g 14.764 43.897
Titanium (III) citrate solution (Zehnder and Wuhrmann 1976) 16 ml - -
2 Add titanium(III) citrate solution to warm (60°C) agar medium after autoclaving. For preparation of solidified agar medium.
863 METHANOTHERMOBACTER/METHANOBACTERIUM TRANSDUCTION MEDIUM