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Main sol. J355

Internal Solution-ID: S4074

Equipment needed: Autoclave Anaerobic workbench
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Rumen fluid , clarified
(see below)
100.000 ml - -
Yeast extract
(BD-Difco)
2.000 g 1.969 -
Trypticase peptone
(BD-BBL)
2.000 g 1.969 -
Sodium acetate 0.500 g 0.492 5.999
Sodium formate 0.500 g 0.492 7.236
Trace minerals 10.000 ml - -
Trace vitamins 1.000 ml - -
Na2SeO4 0.190 mg 1.9e-4 9.9e-4
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.700 mg 6.9e-4 0.005
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 3.000 mg 0.003 0.011
KH2PO4 2.800 g 2.756 20.251
K2HPO4 0.600 g 0.591 3.391
(NH4)2SO4 0.300 g 0.295 2.235
NH4Cl 1.000 g 0.984 18.401
NaCl 0.600 g 0.591 10.105
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.150 g 0.148 0.599
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.076 g 0.075 0.509
Methanol 5.000 ml - -
Resazurin 1.000 mg 9.8e-4 0.004
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.875 g 0.861 -
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.375 g 0.369 1.537
Distilled water 900.000 ml - -
1 Mix ingredients, except methanol, L-cysteine x HCl x H2O and Na2S x 9H2O, and adjust pH to 7.0. Bring to a boil for 5-10 sec, then, cool down under a stream of N2 and add methanol to the medium. Dispense the medium into suitable culture vessels (e.g., 20 ml of the medium in a 100-ml serum bottle) under a stream of N2 and seal. After autoclaving, stand the medium overnight. Separately autoclave L-cysteine x HCl x H2O and Na2S x 9H2O as 5% solutions, respectively, under a N2 atmosphere. Prior to inoculation, replace the gas phase with H2-CO2 (80:20, v/v), and add the L-cysteine x HCl x H2O and Na2S x 9H2O solutions aseptically and anaerobically. Pressurize the inoculated bottles to 200 kPa H2-CO2 (80:20, v/v). To prepare the clarified rumen fluid, preheat rumen content at 120C for 15 min. Use the supernatant after centrifuging at 25,000 x g for 15 min.
J355 METHANOSPHAERA MEDIUM