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DSMZ 882 . LEPTOSPIRILLUM (HH) MEDIUM

Official DSMZ medium: This medium was manually curated by experts from the DSMZ.

Culture medium recipe

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Main sol. 882 #

ml
Equipment needed: Autoclave
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Solution A 950 ml - -
Solution B 50 ml - -
Solution C 1 ml - -
1 Sterilize solution A and solution C by autoclaving at 121°C for 20 min and solution B by autoclaving at 112°C for 30 min. Prior to use mix solutions A and B and add trace elements solution. The final pH of the medium should be 2.3.
2 Note: At the beginning of growth incubate statically without shaking.

Solution A #

950
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
(NH4)2SO4 132 mg 0.139 1.052
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 53 mg 0.056 0.274
KH2PO4 27 mg 0.028 0.209
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 147 mg 0.155 1.053
Distilled water 950 ml - -
1 Adjust pH to 2.3 with 10 N H2SO4.

Solution B #

50
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 20 g 400 1438.77
H2SO4
(0.25 N) 		50 ml - -
1 The pH of this solution should be 1.2.

Solution C #

1
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Trace element solution 1 ml - -

Trace element solution #

1000
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 76 mg 0.076 0.384
ZnCl2 68 mg 0.068 0.499
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 64 mg 0.064 0.493
H3BO3 31 mg 0.031 0.501
Na2MoO4 10 mg 0.01 0.049
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 67 mg 0.067 0.393
Distilled water 1000 ml - -

Metadata

Last modified: 25.03.24
Source: DSMZ
Taxonomic range:  Bacteria
Medium type: Defined medium
Final pH: 2.3
Equipment needed: Autoclave
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Associated strains

All strains for this medium: 13
Strains with modifications: 5

Molecular composition

Compound Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 19.98 71.867
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.147 0.999
(NH4)2SO4 0.132 0.998
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.053 0.26
KH2PO4 0.027 0.198
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Cultivation metadata from 13 strains BacDive

pH 2 - 4 1 strain
phyla 2 13 strains
oxygen facultative anaerobe 1 strain
temperature mesophilic 13 strains