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Mineral medium

Internal Solution-ID: S4314

Equipment needed: Filter Autoclave
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Sea Salt
(Sigma)
25.00 g 27.747 -
NH4Cl 0.25 g 0.277 5.187
Na2SO4 3.50 g 3.885 27.348
Resazurin 1.00 mg 0.001 0.005
Distilled water 900.00 ml - -
1 Mix components and adjust pH to 7.2 - 7.4. Boil Mineral medium and cool down under a N2-CO2 (4:1, v/v) gas stream. Distribute Mineral medium into culture vessels (e.g., 9.0 ml of the medium in tubes) under the same gas mixture, seal with Teflon-coated rubber stoppers and autoclave. After cooling, add the following components (per 9.0 ml Mineral medium) from sterile anoxic stock solutions (autoclaved or *filter-sterilized):
NaHCO3
(*, 8.5%)
0.40 ml - -
Sodium pyruvate
(*, 2%)
0.50 ml - -
Trace vitamins (see Medium No. 197)
(*)
0.10 ml - -
Decane 0.01 ml - -
Yeast extract
(1%)
0.05 ml - -
Reducing agent solution 0.08 ml - -
J521 MODIFIED DESULFOGLAEBA ALKANEXEDENS MEDIUM