# 880: THERMOACETOGENIUM MEDIUM ## Main sol. 880 0.3 g KH2PO4 0.6 g NaCl 0.1 g MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.08 g CaCl2 x 2 H2O 1 g NH4Cl 1 ml **Trace element solution SL-11** 1 ml **Selenite-tungstate solution** 0.5 ml Sodium resazurin (0.1% w/v) 3.5 g KHCO3 0.6 g L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 6 ml Methanol (50% v/v) 1 ml **Wolin's vitamin solution (10x)** 0.3 g Na2S x 9 H2O 1000 ml Distilled water 1. Dissolve ingredients (except bicarbonate, cysteine, methanol, vitamins and sulfide), sparge medium with 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic, then add solid bicarbonate and cysteine and equilibrate the medium with the gas mixture to reach a pH of 7.0. Dispense medium under 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave. To the autoclaved medium add methanol (50% v/v solution), vitamins and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas. Vitamins should be sterilized by filtration. Adjust pH of complete medium to 7.0 - 7.2, if necessary. ## Trace element solution SL-11 5.2 g Na2-EDTA x 2 H2O 1.5 g FeCl2 x 4 H2O 70 mg ZnCl2 100 mg MnCl2 x 4 H2O 6 mg H3BO3 190 mg CoCl2 x 6 H2O 2 mg CuCl2 x 2 H2O 24 mg NiCl2 x 6 H2O 36 mg Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 1000 ml Distilled water 1. Dissolve EDTA in 800 ml distilled water, adjust pH to 7 using 2 N NaOH and add ferrous chloride. After ferrous chloride has dissolved add other compounds. Finally adjust pH to 6.0 and bring volume to 1000 ml. ## Selenite-tungstate solution 0.5 g NaOH 3 mg Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 4 mg Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 1000 ml Distilled water ## 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