ATCC medium: 1590 Natronobacteria medium
KH2PO4 .........................................1.0 g
KCl............................................1.0 g
NH4Cl ..........................................1.0 g
MgSO4 . 7H2O ...................................0.24 g
CaSO4 . 2H2O ...................................0.17 g
Trace Elements Solution SL-6 (see below).......1.0 ml
NaCl.........................................200.0 g
Sodium glutamate...............................1.0 g
Yeast extract..................................5.0 g
Casamino acids.................................5.0 g
Na2CO3 (sterilized as a separate solution) .....5.0 g
Agar..........................................20.0 g
Distilled water to.............................1.0 L
Autoclave basal medium at 121C for 15 minutes. Add Na2CO3 solution. Adjust medium, if necessary, to a final pH of 9.0.
Trace Elements Solution SL-6:
ZnSO4 . 7H2O .................0.10 g
MnCl2 . 4H2O .................0.03 g
H3BO3 ........................0.3 g
CoCl2 . 6H2O .................0.2 g
CuCl2 . 2H2O .................0.01 g
NiCl2 . 6H2O .................0.02 g
Na2MoO4 .H2O..................0.03 g
Distilled water..............1.0 L
Adjust final pH of Trace Elements Solution SL-6 to 3.4.