Overview
- External ontology
- mediadive.medium:27 (source link unavailable) — RHODOSPIRILLACEAE MEDIUM (modified)
- Applications
-
- Microbial cultivation
- pH
- 6.8
- Notes
- Source: DSMZ | Link: https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/medium/pdf/DSMZ_Medium27.pdf Composition verified against https://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/medium/pdf/DSMZ_Medium27.pdf on 2026-08-25 (SHA-256 e9c7d7ca3bfea7e2300e746a51320e5b47b4f6aa2237abe840b01471af25d9a9).
Composition
flowchart LR
CultureMech_001375["rhodospirillaceae_medium_modified"]
ing0_Yeast_extract["Yeast extract"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing0_Yeast_extract
ing1_Disodium_succinate["Disodium succinate"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing1_Disodium_succinate
CHEBI_63675["CHEBI:63675"]
ing1_Disodium_succinate -.-> CHEBI_63675
ing2_Ammonium_acetate["Ammonium acetate"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing2_Ammonium_acetate
CHEBI_62947["CHEBI:62947"]
ing2_Ammonium_acetate -.-> CHEBI_62947
ing3_KH2PO4["KH2PO4"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing3_KH2PO4
CHEBI_63036["CHEBI:63036"]
ing3_KH2PO4 -.-> CHEBI_63036
ing4_MgSO4_x_7_H2O["MgSO4 x 7 H2O"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing4_MgSO4_x_7_H2O
CHEBI_31795["CHEBI:31795"]
ing4_MgSO4_x_7_H2O -.-> CHEBI_31795
ing5_NaCl["NaCl"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing5_NaCl
CHEBI_26710["CHEBI:26710"]
ing5_NaCl -.-> CHEBI_26710
ing6_NH4Cl["NH4Cl"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing6_NH4Cl
CHEBI_31206["CHEBI:31206"]
ing6_NH4Cl -.-> CHEBI_31206
ing7_CaCl2_x_2_H2O["CaCl2 x 2 H2O"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing7_CaCl2_x_2_H2O
CHEBI_86158["CHEBI:86158"]
ing7_CaCl2_x_2_H2O -.-> CHEBI_86158
ing8_L_Cysteine_HCl["L-Cysteine HCl"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing8_L_Cysteine_HCl
CHEBI_91247["CHEBI:91247"]
ing8_L_Cysteine_HCl -.-> CHEBI_91247
ing9_Distilled_water["Distilled water"]
CultureMech_001375 --> ing9_Distilled_water
CHEBI_15377["CHEBI:15377"]
ing9_Distilled_water -.-> CHEBI_15377
Ingredients (10)
| # | Ingredient | Concentration | Ontology | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeast extract | 0.30 G_PER_L |
FOODON:03315426
yeast extract
|
|
| 2 |
Disodium succinate
C4H4O4.2Na 162.052 g/mol
|
1.00 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:63675
sodium succinate (anhydrous)
|
|
| 3 |
Ammonium acetate
C2H3O2.H4N 77.083 g/mol
|
0.50 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:62947
ammonium acetate
|
|
| 4 |
KH2PO4
H2O4P.K 136.084 g/mol
|
0.50 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:63036
potassium dihydrogen phosphate
|
|
| 5 |
MgSO4 x 7 H2O
7H2O.Mg.O4S 246.473 g/mol
|
0.40 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:31795
magnesium sulfate heptahydrate
|
|
| 6 |
NaCl
Cl.Na 58.443 g/mol
|
0.40 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:26710
sodium chloride
|
|
| 7 |
NH4Cl
Cl.H4N 53.492 g/mol
|
0.40 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:31206
ammonium chloride
|
|
| 8 |
CaCl2 x 2 H2O
Ca.2Cl.2H2O 147.014 g/mol
|
0.05 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:86158
calcium chloride dihydrate
|
|
| 9 |
L-Cysteine HCl
C3H7NO2S.HCl 157.622 g/mol
|
0.30 G_PER_L |
CHEBI:91247
L-cysteine hydrochloride
|
|
| 10 |
Distilled water
H2O 18.015 g/mol
|
1000.00 ML_PER_L |
CHEBI:15377
water
|
Amount printed for the final-medium batch in DSMZ Medium 27. |
Preparation
- Adjust pH to 6.8.
- Boil for a few minutes. Bubble with nitrogen, dispense 10 ml into 15 ml tubes with rubber septa under nitrogen, and autoclave at 121 C for 15 minutes. Use sterile syringes for inoculation and sampling.
- Incubate in the light using a tungsten lamp.
Solutions
Fe(III) citrate solution (0.1% in water)
Dose: 5.00 ML_PER_L
| Ingredient | Concentration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fe(III) citrate | 1.00 G_PER_L | |
| Distilled water | 1000.00 ML_PER_L |
0.1% (w/v) stock; add 5.00 ml per printed final-medium batch.
Vitamin B12 solution (10 mg in 100 ml water)
Dose: 0.40 ML_PER_L
| Ingredient | Concentration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin B12 | 0.10 G_PER_L | |
| Distilled water | 1000.00 ML_PER_L |
10 mg per 100 ml stock; add 0.40 ml per printed final-medium batch. This is 0.04 mg vitamin B12 per litre before any volume correction.
Trace element solution SL-6
Dose: 1.00 ML_PER_L
| Ingredient | Concentration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ZnSO4 x 7 H2O | 0.10 G_PER_L | |
| MnCl2 x 4 H2O | 0.03 G_PER_L | |
| H3BO3 | 0.30 G_PER_L | |
| CoCl2 x 6 H2O | 0.20 G_PER_L | MIM SSSOM maps this hydrated source label to cobalt dichloride. |
| CuCl2 x 2 H2O | 0.01 G_PER_L | |
| NiCl2 x 6 H2O | 0.02 G_PER_L | MIM SSSOM maps this hydrated source label to nickel dichloride. |
| Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O | 0.03 G_PER_L | |
| Distilled water | 1000.00 ML_PER_L |
DSMZ SL-6 stock composition is printed per litre; add 1.00 ml.
Resazurin solution (0.1%)
Dose: 0.50 ML_PER_L
| Ingredient | Concentration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Resazurin | 1.00 G_PER_L | |
| Distilled water | 1000.00 ML_PER_L |
0.1% (w/v) stock; add 0.50 ml per printed final-medium batch.
Target organisms
No target organisms are recorded.
Provenance
| Timestamp | Curator | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26T17:53:09.992377Z | mediadive-import | Imported from MediaDive | Source: DSMZ, ID: 27 |
| 2026-03-13T06:19:03.482536Z | culturemech-id-assigner-v1.0 | Assigned CultureMech ID | Assigned stable identifier: CultureMech:001375 |
| 2026-03-17T06:30:01.000000Z | mediaingredientmech-enrichment-v1.0 | Added MediaIngredientMech links | Linked ingredients to MediaIngredientMech identifiers |
| 2026-03-17T19:45:15.416027+00:00 | normalize_media_names_to_snake_case.py | NAME_NORMALIZED | Normalized name from "RHODOSPIRILLACEAE MEDIUM (modified)" to "rhodospirillaceae_medium_modified" for consistent matching |
| 2026-06-05T07:41:44.419499+00:00 | mim-legacy-to-chebi-migration-v1.0 | Refreshed legacy MediaIngredientMech links to CHEBI keying | Replaced 17 legacy mediaingredientmech_term link(s) with mediaingredientmech_chebi_term (id-safe: ingredient's own CHEBI + label). MIM deprecated the MediaIngredientMech:NNNNNN id scheme. |
| 2026-06-10T07:47:10.992805+00:00 | primary-term-label-canonicalization-v1.0 | Canonicalized primary term label to OBO canonical (OAK) | 3 primary term(s); ingredient name resolved by OAK sqlite:obo:chebi. |
| 2026-08-25T00:00:00-07:00 | repair_dsmz_27_44_compositions.py | CORRECTED_DSMZ_27_44_STOCK_STRUCTURE | Restored the reviewed DSMZ Medium 27 formulation while preserving four stock-solution boundaries. Corrected vitamin B12, SL-6, and resazurin concentration semantics; selected identities were verified in the MIM SSSOM. |