# 286: CLOSTRIDIUM AMINOBUTYRICUM MEDIUM ## Main sol. 286 1.3 g KH2PO4 7 g K2HPO4 0.2 g MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.01 g FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.01 g CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1 ml Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O (0.1% w/v) 3 g Yeast extract 5 g gamma-Aminobutyric acid 1.5 g Agar 0.5 ml Sodium resazurin (0.1% w/v) 0.3 g Na2S x 9 H2O 1000 ml Distilled water 1. Dissolve ingredients (except sulfide), adjust pH to 7.2, bring medium to the boil, then cool to room temperature under 100% N2 gas. Dispense medium under same gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave. After sterilization add sulfide from a sterile anoxic stock solution prepared under 100% N2 gas atmosphere.