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Main sol. 294

Internal Solution-ID: S561

Equipment needed: Filter Autoclave Gassing station Hungate tubes
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
KH2PO4 0.20 g 0.199 1.465
NH4Cl 0.25 g 0.249 4.66
NaCl 1.00 g 0.997 17.06
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.40 g 0.399 1.962
KCl 0.50 g 0.499 6.687
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.15 g 0.15 1.017
Trace element solution SL-10 1.00 ml - -
Selenite-tungstate solution 1.00 ml - -
Yeast extract 1.00 g 0.997 -
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.50 ml 5.0e-4 0.002
Na2CO3 1.50 g 1.496 14.11
Seven vitamins solution 1.00 ml - -
Gentisic acid , sodium salt
(2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid)
0.30 g 0.299 1.941
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.10 g 0.1 0.415
Distilled water 1000.00 ml - -
1 Dissolve ingredients (except carbonate, vitamins, gentisic acid and sulfide), then sparge medium with 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Dispense under same gas atmosphere in culture vessels and autoclave. Add vitamins (sterilized by filtration) and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas and carbonate from a sterile anoxic stock solution prepared under 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture. Add gentisic acid (2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid) from a sterile and neutralized 200 mM stock solution prepared under 100% N2 gas atmosphere. If necessary, adjust the final pH of the medium to 7.2.
2 Note: Addition of 10 - 20 mg sodium dithionite per liter (e.g. from 5% (w/v) solution, freshly prepared under N2 and filter-sterilized) may stimulate growth at the beginning. For transfers use 5 - 10% inoculum. Some cultures are shipped in semi-solid medium which stimulates growth at the beginning. For agar stabs 3.00 g/l agar are added to the complete medium from a sterile anoxic stock solution (2% w/v). Upon receipt add anoxically 1 - 2 ml of the recommended freshly prepared liquid medium to the agar tube and incubate for 3 - 5 days. After incubation transfer 0.5 ml of the resulting cell suspension in the liquid phase to tubes with liquid medium.
294 SYNTROPHUS HQGö1 MEDIUM