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Main sol. 411

Internal Solution-ID: S840

Equipment needed: Autoclave Hungate tubes Filter Gassing station
Compound Amount Unit Conc. [g/L] Conc. [mM]
Potato
(fresh, washed, peeled and sliced)
200.0 g 200 -
CaCO3 2.0 g 2 19.982
Sodium resazurin
(0.1% w/v)
0.5 ml 5.0e-4 -
D-Glucose 6.0 g 6 33.304
L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g 0.5 2.847
Distilled water 1000.0 ml - -
1 Mix potatoes and CaCO3 then autoclave 30 min at 121°C. Filter through cheese cloth, add glucose and cysteine, distribute under 100% N2 gas atmosphere into anoxic Hungate-type tubes or serum vials and autoclave at 121°C for 20 min. Adjust pH of complete medium to 6.8.
2 Note: For the reactivation of freeze-dried strains it is recommended to use the following simple milk medium:
411 CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM MEDIUM