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Cultivation Media Bacteria Part- 2



Cultivation Media 

Bacteria Part- 2



Azotobacter Medium

Nitrogen free glucose broth

Composition:

K2HPO4

1.0 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.2 g

FeSO4.7H2O

0.05 g

CaCl2.2H2O

0.1 g

Na2MoO4.2H2O

0.001 g

Glucose

10.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

Preparation: If this medium is to be used immediately, sterilization is not necessary. When it must be stored for long time, it should be sterilized.

If it is to be sterilized, the glucose should be sterilized separately in 100 ml of water at 1150C for 15 min. The remainder of the medium is steam sterilized at 121°C for 20 min.

After sterilization, the two solutions are mixed aseptically and dispensed in to sterilized bottles.

Use: Used for isolation of Azotobacter.

Nitrogen free glucose agar

Add 2.5% agar in above broth. Prepare the medium in similar manner.

Ashby's nitrogen free medium-modified

Composition:

Mannitol

15.0 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.2 g

K2HPO4

0.2 g

Ferric chloride (10% aqueous solution)

0.5 ml

Molybdenum trioxide (10% aqueous solution)

1 drop

Agar

15.0 g

Distilled water 

1000 ml

pH

7.2

Prepamtion: Steam sterilize at 1210C for 20 minutes.

Use: Used for the isolation of Azotobacter. Colonies appear flat, soft, milky and mucoid.

Ashby's mannitol agar

Composition:

Mannitol

20.0 g

K2HPO4

0.2 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.2 g

NaCl

0.2 g

K2CO4

0.1 g

CaCO3

5.0 g

Agar

20.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

7.2

Preparation: Sterile CaCO3 should be added after steam sterilization of remainder medium at 1210C for 20 minutes.

Use: Used for isolation of Azotobacter.

Burk's nitrogen free medium

Composition:

Burk's salt

1.3 g

Fe Mo mixture

1.0 ml

Sucrose

20.0 g

Distilled water

1000 ml

Burk's salt

MgSO4

20.0 g

K2HPO4

80.0 g

KH2PO4

20.0 g

CaSO4

13.0 g

          Fe Mo mixture

FeCl3

1.45 g

Na2NoO4

0.253 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

Prepnration: Steam sterilize the medium at 11 5°C for 20 minutes.

Use: Used for isolation of Azotobactor.

Jensen's medium

Composition:

Sucrose

20.0 g

K2HPO4

1.0 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.5 g

NaCl

0.5 g

FeSO4

0.1 g

Na2MoO4

0.005 g

CaCO3

2.0 g

Agar

20.0 g

Distilled water

1000 ml

pH

7.0

Preparation: Add all components except CaCO3 and agar. Adjust the pH. Add agar. Sterilize at 115°C for 30 min. (not sterilize if freshly used). Add sterile CaCO3 in melted sterile agar medium.

Use: Used for isolation of Azotobacter.

Azospirillum Semisolid Medium

Composition:

K2HPO4

0.1 g

KH2PO4

0.4 g

MgSO4

0.2 g

NaCl

0.1 g

CaCl2

0.02 g

FeCl2

0.01 g

Na2MoO4

0.002 g

Sodium malate

5.0 g

Bromothymol blue (0.05% Ehanol)

5.0 ml

Agar

2.25 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

6.8

Preparation: Steam sterilize the medium in autoclave at 121°C for 20 min.

Use: Used for cultivation of Azospirillum.

Azospirillum Medium

Composition:

K2HPO4

0.50 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.10 g

NaCl

0.02 g

MnSO4.H2O

0.01 g

KOH

4.00 g

FeSO4.7H2O

0.05 g

Na2MoO4

0.002 g

CaCl2

0.01 g

Malic acid

5.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

6.0 : 7.0

 

Preparation: Steam sterilize the medium in autoclave at 121°C for 20 min.

Use: Used for cultivation of Azospirillum.

Bdellovibrio Medium

(Cation - supplemented yeast extract, peptone, Na acetate and cysteine agar1YPSC agar)

Composition:

Bacto yeast extract

0.1 g

Bacto peptone

0.1 g

Sodium acetate trihydrate

0.5 g

L-Cysteine hydrochloride

5.0 mg

CaCl2

0.002 .M

MgSO4

0.003 M

Distilled water 

1000 ml

pH

7.6

 

Preparation: Autoclave at 1210C for 15 minutes.

Use: It is a medium of choice for plaque counts in most combinations of Bdellovibrio strains and associate bacterial strains

Beijerinckia Medium

(Becking's medium)

Composition:

Socrose

20.0 g

KH2PO4

0.8 g

K2HPO4

0.2 g

MgSO4.7H2O

0.5 g

FeCl3

0.1 g

Na2MoO4

0.005 g

Agar

20.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

6.5

Preparation: Steam sterilize at 1210C for 20 minutes.

Use: Used for isolation of Beijerinckia.

Bioluminescent Bacteria Medium

Basal medium

Composition:

(Tris) Hydrozyrnethyl amino methane

12.1 g

NH4Cl

1.0 g

K2HPO4

0.075 g

FeSO4.7H2O

0.028 g

Artificial sea water

1000 ml

 (NaCl -23.4 g, KCl 1.5 g, MgSO4.7H2O -24.6 g, CaCl2 -2.9 g, D.W. -1 litre)

pH

7.2

Biochemicals should be prepared in the above basal medium as follows

Amino acids         0.5%

Sugars         1%

Preparation: Dissolve Tris. Adjust pH. Then dissolve remaining ingredients. Steam sterilize at 12 1 "C for 15 minutes.

Use: Basal medium is used for cultivation of bioluminescent bacteria.

Note: By adding 2% agar, prepare a solid medium.

Bordet Gengou medium

Composition:

Horse blood (defibrinated)

50.0 ml

Potato slices

125.0 g

Sodium chloride

4.5 g

Glycerol

10.0 ml

Proteose peptone

10.0 g

Agar

22.5 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

7.0

 

Preparation: Boil the slices in 250 ml water. Dissolve agar in 750 ml water and add to potato decoction, glycerol and peptone. Adjust the pH. Sterilize in autoclave at 115°C for 10 minutes. Add sterile defibrinated horse blood to the cooled agar. Mix and pour into sterile

Use: It is used for isolation of Bordetella.

Chacol blood agar

Charcol agar base

Composition:

Beef extract

10.0 g

Strach

10.0 g

Peptone

10.0 g

Charcoal (Bacteriological grade)

4.0 g

Yeast extract

3.5 g

Agar

15.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

7.4

Adjust the pH before addition of charcoal. Steam sterilize the medium 121°C for 20 min.

Complete medium

Charcoal agar base

100.0 ml

Horse blood (sterile, defibrinated)

10.0 ml

Penicillin (100 i.u./ml)

0.3 ml

Cool the charcoal agar base at 50°C. Add other ingredients aseptically. Pour plates.

Use: It is a selective medium of Bordetella pertussis.

Note: Some peptone brands are inhibitory to Bordetella, hence may be omitted from the medium.

Jones and Morgan medium

Composition:

Peptone

10.0 g

Agar

20.0 g

NaCl

5.0 g

Meat extract

5.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

Agar

15.0 g

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

7.4

Steam sterilize the medium at 1210C for 20 min.

Complete medium

Basal medium Sterile inactivated

 

100 ml

Horse blood (sterile, inactivated

10.0 ml

Glucose solution 25% (sterile)

4.0 ml

Bacitracin solution (2000 units/ml in sterile water)

1.25 ml

Bacitracin solution (2000 units/ml in sterile water)

0.12 ml

Bacitracin solution (2000 units/ml in sterile water)

1.0 ml

(Dissolve in acetone dilute with sterile water)

Preparation: Cool the sterilized basal medium at 550C. Add remaining solutions aseptically. Pour plates.

Use: Used for cultivation of Brucella.

Filde's eatract

Composition:

Defibrinated sheep blood

50.0 ml

Hydrochloric acid

6.0 ml

Pepsin

8.0 g

Normal saline

100 ml


Preparation: Heat at 650C for 2 hrs. Add 20% NaOH, until a violet red colour develops with cresol red indicator. Then add pure HCL drop by until a definite red tint develops with phenol red.

Complete medium


Fildes extract

5.0 ml

Melted nutrient agar (Sterile)

100 ml


Use
: Used for cultivation of Brucella.

Brucella selected medium

Composition:

Infusion from beef heart

500.0 g

Tryptone

10.0 g

NaCl

5.0 g

Glucose

2.5 g

Gelatin

1.0 g

Sheep blood

100.0 ml

Agar

15.0 g

Antibiotic solution

10.0 ml

Distilled water to

1000 ml

pH

7.4

 

Antibiotic solution

cycloheximide

1.0 g

Bacitracin

250,000 u

Circulin

250,000 u

Polymyxin B

100,000 u

Distilled water

100 ml

Filter sterilize the antibiotic solution.

Preparation: Add all components except blood and antibiotic solution in distilled water. Steam sterilizer at 1210C for 20 minutes.

Use: Used for selective isolation Brucella species.



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