DSMZ 1690 . NITROSPIRA INOPINATA MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Autoclave

Final pH: 7.6 - 8.0

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
KH2PO4 1.00 g
KCl 1.50 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.00 g
NaCl 11.68 g
Distilled water
(MilliQ)
1000.00 ml
CaCO3 4.00 g
1 Dilute stock solution with MilliQ water (1+19 v/v), add 4 g CaCO3 per litre and autoclave. After autoclaving add sterile solutions:
Trace element solution SL-10 1.00 ml
Selenite-tungstate solution 1.00 ml
Borate-copper solution 1.00 ml
Ammonium chloride solution 10.00 ml
2 Complete medium can be stored at 4°C.
3 Check pH 7.6-8.0

Borate-copper solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
H3BO3 54 mg
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 18 mg
Distilled water 1000 ml
1 Incubate at 42°C without shaking. Activity and growth can be followed by measuring the depletion of ammonium or the production of nitrite and/or nitrate. Higher ammonium concentrations are inhibitive. For that reason our recommendation is follow nitrite content. As soon as nitrite has been produced and is depleting again (to form nitrate) another dose of ammonium can be added. Incubation time may be up to several weeks. We checked the nitrite content (absence/presence) every 5-7 days and added ammonium chloride about every 2-3 weeks. Don't expose cultures to intense light.

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.

Selenite-tungstate solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
NaOH 0.5 g
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 3.0 mg
Na2WO4 x 2 H2O 4.0 mg
Distilled water 1000.0 ml

Ammonium chloride solution #

100
Compound Amount Unit
Ammonium chloride 0.8 g
Distilled water 100.0 ml