Methanimicrococcus blatticola Sprenger et al.
BAA-276 ™
- Product category
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Archaea
- Product type
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Extremophile
- Strain designation
- DSM 13328 [PA]
- Type strain
- Yes
- Geographical isolation
- Netherlands; Amsterdam
- Product format
- Freeze-dried
Documentation
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Detailed product information
General
- Specific applications
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Reduces methanolReduces methylamine methylammoniumBiotechnology
- Preceptrol
- No
Characteristics
- Extremophile type
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Methanogen
Handling information
- Medium
- Temperature
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37°C
- Atmosphere
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80% H2, 20% CO2
- Handling procedure
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1. Sterilize the top of the Hungate test tube with 70% ethanol.
2. Exchange gas in the Hungate test tube for 80% H2 - 20% CO2.
3. If the medium is oxidized (see discussion about resazurin below) all 0.1 ml of reducing agent (see above) to the medium and let the medium sit for 30 minutes before inoculating.
4. When the Hungate test tube is ready to be inoculated, place the frozen LN2 vial under a stream of oxygen free gas and thaw at room temperature.
5. Using a syringe, in which the dead space has been filled with an anaerobic gas mixture or reducing agent (see below), withdraw the cell suspension from vial and transfer to a single tube (5 to 6 ml) of the recommended broth.
ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS:
a. Balch tube refers to a special type of test tube that is designed to be pressurized and is suited for anaerobic work. The Balch test tubes can be purchased from Bellco Glass (www.bellcoglass.com; stock no. 2048-00150).
b. Resazurin is a commonly used redox indicator that is pink when the redox potential is above 50 mv., and colorless when the redox potential is below 110 mv. i.e. highly reducing. Most strict anaerobes require this low redox potential for optimum growth.
c. To obtain a fully reduced medium, it is necessary that the medium be anoxic and that a reducing agent be added. Common reducing agents are sodium sulfide, cysteine, dithiothreitol, and titanium citrate.
d. Syringes can be made anaerobic by one of two methods. 1. Displace the dead space in the syringe with a sterile
- Handling notes
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Within 48 to 72 hours, growth is evident by turbidity. Cells are small irregular cocci. No growth should occur on the blood agar plate incubated aerobically.
Using the syringe transfer method, you must make the transfer as quickly as possible. Sometimes during transfer the medium will oxidize and turn pink (due to resazurin), however it may reduce itself back to the clear broth color during incubation. If the color does not change back, anaerobic conditions are not met and the culture will not grow.
Cells occur in packets of two, four, or eight large cocci. No motility has been detected.
History
- Deposited as
- Methanomicrococcus blatticola Sprenger et al.
- Depositors
- DSMZ
- Chain of custody
- ATCC <-- DSMZ <-- J.T. Keltjens
- Type of isolate
- Arthropod
- Cross references
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GenBank AJ238002 Methanomicrococcus blatticolus 16S rRNA gene.
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- Disclaimers
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Frequently Asked Questions
References
Curated Citations
Sprenger WW, et al. Methanomicrococcus blatticola gen. nov. sp. nov., a methanol- and methylamine-reducing methanogen from the hindgut of the cockroach Periplaneta americana. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 1989-1999, 2000. PubMed: 11155972
type strain
hindgut of a female cockroach, Periplaneta americana var. Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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