DSMZ 888 . AQUASPIRILLUM MEDIUM

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Selected strain: Aquaspirillum elegans DSM 12824

This strain uses the standard medium without modifications.


Growth conditions: 28 °C
Equipment needed:

Final pH: 7.5

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ml
Compound Amount Unit
(NH4)2SO4 1.0 g
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.0 g
CaCl2 x 6 H2O 30.0 mg
Na2HPO4 10.0 mg
Sodium succinate 1.0 g
Casamino acids
(DIFCO)
1.5 g
Trace elements solution (Pfennig & Lippert,1966) 1.0 ml
Agar
(DIFCO)
0.5 g
Distilled water 1000.0 ml
1 pH 7.5
2 Add after autoclaving sterile solutions of:
Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O
(10% solution)
1.0 ml
Vitamine mixture 1.0 ml

Trace elements solution (Pfennig & Lippert,1966) #

1000
Compound Amount Unit
EDTA 5.00 g
FeSO4 x 7 H2O 2.20 g
ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.10 g
MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.03 g
H3BO3 0.03 g
CoCl2 x 6 H2O 0.20 g
CuCl2 x 2 H2O 0.03 g
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.03 g
Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.03 g
Distilled water 1000.00 ml
1 pH 3.0-4.0

Vitamine mixture #

400
Compound Amount Unit
Acidic thiamine / Ca pantothenate solution 100 ml
Basic vitamin solution 100 ml
Neutral folic acid / riboflavin solution 100 ml
Neutral B12 solution 0.005 g/L 100 ml
1 Sterilize by filtration.
2 Mix the four solutions in the ratio 1:1:1:1.

Acidic thiamine / Ca pantothenate solution #

100
Compound Amount Unit
Thiamine 5 mg
Calcium pantothenate 5 mg
Distilled water
(acidified to pH 3.0 with HCl)
100 ml

Basic vitamin solution #

100
Compound Amount Unit
Biotin 2 mg
PABA
(p-aminobenzoic acid)
5 mg
Nicotinic acid 5 mg
Pyridoxine 10 mg
NaOH
(0.1N)
100 ml

Neutral folic acid / riboflavin solution #

100
Compound Amount Unit
Folic acid 2 mg
Riboflavin 5 mg
Distilled water 100 ml

Neutral B12 solution 0.005 g/L #

100
Compound Amount Unit
B12 0.5 mg
Distilled water 100.0 ml