Tryptic Soy Anaerobe Broth

Preparation

Tryptic Soy Anaerobe Broth

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Step 1. Add to flask
Tryptone
17 g
Phyton Peptone
3 g
Sodium Chloride
5 g
Potassium Phosphate, Dibasic
2.5 g
D-Glucose Anhydrous
2.5 g
Resazurin Sodium Salt
1 mg
Hemin Stock Solution (5 mg/mL)
1 mL
Step 2. Autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.
Step 3. While the media is still hot, begin sparging with N₂ to drive out oxygen.
Step 4. Once the temperature drops safely to 45–50°C, add to flask
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride
0.5 g
Vitamin K Stock Solution (10 mg/mL)
50 μL
Step 5. Dispense into anoxic Hungate tubes under an active N₂ gas blanket.

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Hemin Stock Solution (5 mg/mL)

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Step 1. Add to beaker
Hemin
0.5 g
Step 2. Add NaOH. Stir or vortex vigorously until the powder dissolves completely into a dark, opaque fluid. Ensure no visible particles remain on the glass walls.
1M NaOH
10 mL
Step 3. Bring to final volume using \(dH_{2}O\).
Step 4. Autoclave the solution at 121°C for 15 minutes. (Hemin is heat-stable).

Store the sterilized solution in an amber glass bottle at 4°C.

Add 1 mL of this stock solution per 1 Liter of media to achieve a final concentration of 5 mg/L

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1M NaOH

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Work in chemical hood and wear eye protection. NaOH is extermely caustic!

Step 1. Add ~75% of the target volume in distilled water to a appropriately-sized beaker.
Step 2. Gradually add NaOH pellets while stirring.
Sodium Hydroxide
2 g

The solution will heat up. This is normal.

Step 3. After fully dissolved, transfer the solution to a falcon tube or media bottle.
Step 4. Bring final volume to 50 mL with distilled water.
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Vitamin K Stock Solution (10 mg/mL)

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Step 1. Add to falcon tube
Vitamin K
0.1 g
95% ETOH
10 mL
Step 2. Vortex until the solution becomes completely clear and yellow.

Do not autoclave. Ethanol is self-sterilizing. If you dilute this further with water, you must pass it through a 0.22µm PTFE syringe filter (nylon or cellulose filters can absorb hydrophobic vitamins).

Storage: Store in a tightly sealed amber tube or wrapped in aluminum foil at -20°C. Vitamin K is highly light-sensitive and will degrade if exposed to light.

Usage: Add 0.05 mL (50 µL) of this stock solution per 1 Liter of media to achieve a final concentration of 0.5 mg/L.

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95% ETOH

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Step 1. Add to falcon tube
Ethanol, 200 proof
47.5 mL (95 % v/v)
Step 2. Bring final volume to 50 mL with distilled water.