DSMZ 291 . PYROBACULUM NEUTROPHILUM MEDIUM

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Equipment needed: Filter Gassing station Serum bottle Water bath

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

Final pH: 6.5

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
(NH4)2SO4 1.30 g
KH2PO4 0.28 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 0.25 g
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.07 g
FeCl3 x 6 H2O 0.02 g
Allen's trace element solution 10.00 ml
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 Prepare medium, then add per liter:
Sulfur
(powdered)
8.00 g
Resazurin 0.40 mg
2 Adjust pH to 6.5 with NaOH, bring to boil for 5 min, then cool to room temperature under H2 + CO2 (80% + 20%) gas mixture. Add 0.85 g NaHCO3 per liter and equilibrate the pH to c. 6.5 by further gassing.
3 Dispense in serum bottles (10 ml/30 ml bottle), seal and heat the bottles for one hour at 85°C on each of three successive days.
4 Before inoculation, add from anaerobic stock solutions 0.02% yeast extract (for mixotrophic growth only) and 0.01 ml Na-dithionite solution (250 mg Na-dithionite/10 ml dist. water, filter-sterilized). After inoculation, pressurize to 1 bar H2 + CO2 overpressure.

Allen's trace element solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 180 mg
Na2B4O7 x 10 H2O 450 mg
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 22 mg
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 5 mg
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 3 mg
VOSO4 x 2 H2O 3 mg
CoSO4 x 7 H2O 1 mg
Distilled water 1000 ml
1 Adjust pH of final solution to 2 with 1 N HCl.