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Main sol. 318

Internal Solution-ID: S588

Equipment needed: Filter Hungate tubes Autoclave Gassing station
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
KH2PO4 0.30 g 0.294 2.159
NaCl 0.60 g 0.588 10.056
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 0.10 g 0.098 0.482
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.08 g 0.078 0.533
Trace element solution 10.00 ml - -
NH4Cl 1.00 g 0.979 18.311
Yeast extract
(OXOID)
0.50 g 0.49 -
Trypticase peptone
(BD BBL)
0.50 g 0.49 -
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.50 ml 4.9e-4 0.002
KHCO3 2.00 g 1.959 19.566
Methanol
(50% v/v)
10.00 ml 7.757 242.092
Wolin's vitamin solution (10x) 1.00 ml - -
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.30 g 0.294 1.673
Na2S x 9 H2O 0.30 g 0.294 1.223
Distilled water 1000.00 ml - -
1 Dissolve ingredients except bicarbonate, vitamins, methanol, cysteine and sulfide, then sparge medium with 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture for 30 - 45 min to make it anoxic. Dispense medium under the same gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials to 30% of their volume and autoclave. Add vitamins (sterilized by filtration), methanol (50% v/v solution), cysteine and sulfide from sterile anoxic stock solutions prepared under 100% N2 gas and bicarbonate from a sterile anoxic stock solution prepared under 80% N2 and 20% CO2 gas mixture. Prior to use adjust pH of complete medium to 6.8, if necessary.
318 METHANOSARCINA THERMOPHILA (BCYT) MEDIUM