SDM culture medium

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  • Preparation of SDM culture medium:

Mineral Sol. 1 (1L)

K2HPO4 6 g

Mineral Sol. 2 (1L)

NaCl 12 g
KH2PO4 6 g
CaCl2・2H2O 1.2 g
MgSO4・7H2O 1.2 g

VFA Sol. (per liter)

Acetic acid 13.7 ml
Propionic acid 6 ml
Butyric acid 3.68 ml
Isobutyric acid 1.1 ml
n-valeric acid 1.1 ml
isovaleric acids 1.1 ml
2-methylbutyric acid 0.94 ml
Phenylacetic acid (25uM) 3.4 mg
Phenylpropionic acid (25uM) 3.75 mg
0.2N NaOH 700 ml

*Adjust pH7.5 and adjust volume to 1L

Cysteine Sulfide Sol. (200ml)

NaOH 1.25 g
Cysteine-HCl 5 g
Na2S.9H2O 5 g
ddH2O 200 ml

- Dissolve NaOH in H2O, then boil under N2,

- Cool to RT and add Cysteine-HCl and Na2S.9H2O

Note: Cystine-HCl (0.5 g/L) and sodium sulfide (0.5 g/L) can be added directly to the medium.

Hemin Sol. (100ml)

Hemin 50 mg
1N NaOH 1 ml

- Make to 100 ml with ddH2O

- Autoclave

Final mixture (1L)

Mineral Sol. 1 50 ml
Mineral Sol. 2 50 ml
Resazurin (0.1%) 1 ml
Glucose 4 g
(NH4)2SO4 for N source 4 g
Hemin Sol. (0.1%) 0.5 ml
Trypticase 2 g
Yeast extract 0.5 g

Boiling and cool down with CO2 gas

Then add inside the anaerobic chamber

VFA sol. 10 ml
NaHCO3 4 g
Cysteine sulfide Sol. 20 ml

- Adjust pH 6.7 to 6.8 inside the chamber

- Move bottle into anaerobic chamber, aliquoting medium

- Autoclave