DSMZ 119 . METHANOBACTERIUM MEDIUM

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* Medium for Methanobrevibacter millerae DSM 16643

Supplement medium after autoclaving with 1 ml/l Wolin's vitamin solution (10x, see medium 120), 0.30 g/l DL-dithiothreitol, and 0.15 g/l coenzyme M (2-mercaptoethanesulfonic acid) from anoxic stock solutions sterilized by filtration. Omit Na2S x 9 H2O and L-Cysteine HCl x H2O.


Growth conditions: 2-3 days anaerobic 37 °C
Equipment needed: Autoclave Centrifuge Gassing station Hungate tubes

Final gas composition: 80 % H2 20 % CO2 read more

Final pH: 6.8 - 7.0

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
KH2PO4 0.50 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.40 g
NaCl 0.40 g
NH4Cl 0.40 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.05 g
Trace element solution SL-10 1.00 ml
Yeast extract
(OXOID)
1.00 g
Na-acetate 1.00 g
Na-formate 2.00 g
FeSO4 x 7 H2O solution (0.1% w/v) 2.00 ml
Sludge fluid 50.00 ml
Fatty acid mixture 20.00 ml
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.50 ml
NaHCO3 4.00 g
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O* 0.50 g
Na2S x 9 H2O* 0.50 g
DL-Dithiothreitol 0.30 g
2-Mercaptoethanesulfonic acid 0.15 g
Wolin's vitamin solution (10x) 1.00 ml
Distilled water 930.00 ml
1 Dissolve ingredients except bicarbonate, cysteine and sulfide. Sparge medium with 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Add and dissolve bicarbonate, adjust pH to 6.5 and dispense medium under 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials to 30% of their volume and autoclave. Add cysteine and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas. Prior to use check pH of complete medium and adjust to 6.8 - 7.0, if necessary.
2 Note: After growth has started and the culture is becoming turbid add sterile 80% H2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture to 0.5 - 1 bar overpressure.

Sludge fluid #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Yeast extract 4 g
Sludge 1000 ml
1 Add 0.4% yeast extract to sludge from an anaerobic digester, and after gassing with nitrogen gas for a few minutes incubate it at 37°C for 24 hours. Then centrifuge the sludge at 13000 g and autoclave the resulting, clear supernatant in screw-capped vessels under nitrogen gas. The sludge fluid can be stored at 8-12°C in the dark.

Fatty acid mixture #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
Isobutyric acid 23 ml
DL-2-Methylbutyric acid 27 ml
Valeric acid 27 ml
Isovaleric acid 27 ml
Distilled water 896 ml
1 Adjust pH to 7.5 with concentrated NaOH.

Trace element solution SL-10 #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
HCl
(25%)
10.0 ml
FeCl2 x 4 H2O 1.5 g
ZnCl2 70.0 mg
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 100.0 mg
H3BO3 6.0 mg
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 190.0 mg
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 2.0 mg
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 24.0 mg
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 36.0 mg
Distilled water 990.0 ml
1 First dissolve FeCl2 in the HCl, then dilute in water, add and dissolve the other salts. Finally make up to 1000.00 ml.

FeSO4 x 7 H2O solution (0.1% w/v) #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 1 g
H2SO4
(0.1 N)
1000 ml
1 The ferrous sulfate solution is not stable and should be freshly prepared.