| Na2HPO4·12H2O | 4.2 | g |
| KH2PO4 | 1.5 | g |
| Na2CO3 | 4 | g |
| MgCl2·6H2O | 0.4 | g |
| NH4Cl | 0.6 | g |
| Yeast extract | 1 | g |
| Bacto Tryptone (Difco) | 1 | g |
| Na2WO4·2H2O | 0.4 | mg |
| Wolfe's modified mineral solution* | 50 | ml |
| VFA** | 1 | ml |
| Distilled water | 738 | ml |
| pH 6.5 | |
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| | Adjust pH to 6.5 with 10 N KOH and add the following medium. |
| | | 0.1% Resazurin solution | 1 | ml |
| | | myo-Inositol | 1 | mg |
| | | Vitamin mixture*** | 10 | ml |
| | | Cellobiose | 0.2 | g |
| | | Cellulose**** | 200 | ml |
|
| | Heat the above mixed solution at 60℃ for 5 to 10 min and then bubble with N2gas. And then add the following ingredients. |
| | | Cysteine | 0.5 | g |
| | | Na2S·9H2O | 0.5 | g |
| | | Agar (if needed) | 15 | g |
|
| | Under anaerobic condition, the medium is autoclaved at 100℃ for 10 min. |
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| | *Wolfe's modified mineral solution |
| | | Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) | 1.5 | g |
| | | MgSO4·7H2O | 3 | g |
| | | NaCl | 1 | g |
| | | MnSO4·H2O | 0.5 | g |
| | | FeSO4·7H2O | 0.1 | g |
| | | Co(NO3)2·6H2O | 0.1 | g |
| | | CaCl2 | 0.1 | g |
| | | ZnSO4·7H2O | 0.1 | g |
| | | CuSO4·5H2O | 0.01 | g |
| | | Boric acid | 0.01 | g |
| | | Na2MoO4·2H2O | 0.01 | g |
| | | Na2SeO3 | 0.001 | g |
| | Nitrilotriacetic acid is suspended in 500 ml water, and dissolved by titrating with 2 N KOH until its pH stabilize at 6.5. The rest of the ingredients are added and dissolved. Finally total volume is adjusted to 1 L. |
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| | **VFA |
| | | Acetic acid | 17 | ml |
| | | Propionic acid | 6 | ml |
| | | Butyric acid | 4 | ml |
| | | iso-Butyric acid | 1 | ml |
| | | n-Valeric acid | 1 | ml |
| | | iso-Valeric acid | 1 | ml |
| | | DL-α-Methylbutyric acid | 1 | ml |
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| | ***Vitamin mixture |
| | | Biotin | 0.2 | mg |
| | | Ca-pantothenate | 40 | mg |
| | | Folic acid | 0.2 | mg |
| | | myo-Inositol | 200 | mg |
| | | Niacin | 40 | mg |
| | | p-Aminobenzoic acid | 20 | mg |
| | | Pyridoxine-HCl | 40 | mg |
| | | Riboflavin | 40 | mg |
| | | Thiamin-HCl | 20 | mg |
| | | Choline chloride | 100 | mg |
| | | Cyanocobalamin | 2 | μg |
| | | Distilled water | 1 | L |
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| | ****3% Cellulose suspension which is ball-milled for 3 days. |