# 671: THERMOANAEROBACTER (BA) MEDIUM


## Main sol. 671

1	g	NH4Cl	
0.1	g	NaCl	
0.1	g	MgCl2 x 6 H2O	
0.05	g	CaCl2 x 2 H2O	
0.4	g	K2HPO4 x 3 H2O	
10	ml	**Modified Wolin's mineral solution**	
0.75	g	Yeast extract	
0.5	ml	Sodium resazurin (0.1% w/v)	
1	g	Na2CO3	
4	g	Cellobiose	
2	g	Cellulose, Avicel SIGMA (optional)	
1	ml	**Wolin's vitamin solution (10x)**	
0.25	g	Na2S x 9 H2O	
1000	ml	Distilled water	

1. Dissolve ingredients (except carbonate, cellobiose, vitamins 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 into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave. After sterilization add cellobiose, vitamins 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. Stock solutions of cellobiose and vitamins should be sterilized by filtration. Adjust pH of complete medium to 7.0, if necessary.
2. Note: Some strains can be adapted to cellulose as substrate using 2.00 g/l Avicel microcrystalline cellulose (SIGMA).


## Wolin's vitamin solution (10x)

20	mg	Biotin	
20	mg	Folic acid	
100	mg	Pyridoxine hydrochloride	
50	mg	Thiamine HCl	
50	mg	Riboflavin	
50	mg	Nicotinic acid	
50	mg	Calcium D-(+)-pantothenate	
1	mg	Vitamin B12	
50	mg	p-Aminobenzoic acid	
50	mg	(DL)-alpha-Lipoic acid	
1000	ml	Distilled water	


## Modified Wolin's mineral solution

1.5	g	Nitrilotriacetic acid	
3	g	MgSO4 x 7 H2O	
0.5	g	MnSO4 x H2O	
1	g	NaCl	
0.1	g	FeSO4 x 7 H2O	
0.18	g	CoSO4 x 7 H2O	
0.1	g	CaCl2 x 2 H2O	
0.18	g	ZnSO4 x 7 H2O	
0.01	g	CuSO4 x 5 H2O	
0.02	g	AlK(SO4)2 x 12 H2O	
0.01	g	H3BO3	
0.01	g	Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O	
0.03	g	NiCl2 x 6 H2O	
0.3	mg	Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O	
0.4	mg	Na2WO4 x 2 H2O	
1000	ml	Distilled water	

1. First dissolve nitrilotriacetic acid and adjust pH to 6.5 with KOH, then add minerals. Adjust final to pH 7.0 with KOH.