mj_medium_for_microaerophilic_autotrophs

CultureMech:010366 bacterial COMPLEX LIQUID
Original name: MJ Medium For Microaerophilic Autotrophs

Overview

External ontology
TOGO:M943 — MJ Medium For Microaerophilic Autotrophs
Applications
  • Microbial cultivation
pH
5.5
Notes
JCM Medium 902, MediaDive J902, and TOGO M943 describe MJ Medium for Microaerophilic Autotrophs as 0.25 g/L NH4Cl in 1.0 L MJ(-N) synthetic seawater from TOGO M260/JCM Medium 268; after pH 5.5 adjustment, autoclaving, and cooling, 5.0 ml/L 8% NaHCO3 solution, 15.0 ml/L 10% Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O solution, and 10.0 ml/L Trace vitamins from TOGO M190/JCM Medium 197 are added aseptically and the medium is sealed under an N2-CO2-O2 (76:19:5, v/v) gas mixture at 50 kPa.

Composition

flowchart LR
    CultureMech_010366["mj_medium_for_microaerophilic_autotrophs"]
    ing0_NH4Cl["NH4Cl"]
    CultureMech_010366 --> ing0_NH4Cl
    CHEBI_31206["CHEBI:31206"]
    ing0_NH4Cl -.-> CHEBI_31206
    ing1_Carbon_dioxide_gas["Carbon dioxide gas"]
    CultureMech_010366 --> ing1_Carbon_dioxide_gas
    CHEBI_16526["CHEBI:16526"]
    ing1_Carbon_dioxide_gas -.-> CHEBI_16526
    ing2_Nitrogen_gas["Nitrogen gas"]
    CultureMech_010366 --> ing2_Nitrogen_gas
    CHEBI_17997["CHEBI:17997"]
    ing2_Nitrogen_gas -.-> CHEBI_17997
    ing3_Oxygen_gas["Oxygen gas"]
    CultureMech_010366 --> ing3_Oxygen_gas
    CHEBI_15379["CHEBI:15379"]
    ing3_Oxygen_gas -.-> CHEBI_15379

Ingredients (4)

# Ingredient Concentration Ontology Notes
1 NH4Cl
Cl.H4N 53.492 g/mol
0.25 G_PER_L CHEBI:31206
ammonium chloride
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 lists 0.25 g/L NH4Cl.
2 Carbon dioxide gas
CO2 44.009 g/mol
variable VARIABLE CHEBI:16526
carbon dioxide
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 uses Carbon dioxide gas in an N2-CO2-O2 (76:19:5, v/v) gas mixture.
3 Nitrogen gas
N2 28.014 g/mol
variable VARIABLE CHEBI:17997
dinitrogen
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 uses Nitrogen gas in an N2-CO2-O2 (76:19:5, v/v) gas mixture.
4 Oxygen gas
O2 31.998 g/mol
variable VARIABLE CHEBI:15379
dioxygen
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 uses Oxygen gas in an N2-CO2-O2 (76:19:5, v/v) gas mixture.

Preparation

  1. Mix NH4Cl with 1.0 L MJ(-N) synthetic seawater.
  2. Adjust to pH 5.5 and autoclave.
  3. After cooling, aseptically add filter-sterilized 5.0 ml/L 8% NaHCO3 solution, 15.0 ml/L 10% Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O solution, and 10.0 ml/L Trace vitamins.
  4. Distribute under an N2-CO2-O2 (76:19:5, v/v) gas mixture, seal with butyl rubber stoppers, and pressurize to 50 kPa with the same gas mixture.

Solutions

MJ(-N) synthetic seawater

Dose: 1000.0 ML_PER_L

Stock composition
IngredientConcentrationNotes
NaCl 30.0 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 30.0 g/L NaCl.
K2HPO4 0.14 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.14 g/L K2HPO4.
CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.14 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.14 g/L CaCl2 x 2 H2O.
MgSO4 x 7 H2O 3.4 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 3.4 g/L MgSO4 x 7 H2O.
MgCl2 x 6 H2O 4.18 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 4.18 g/L MgCl2 x 6 H2O.
KCl 0.33 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.33 g/L KCl.
NiCl2 x 6 H2O 0.5 MG_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.5 mg/L NiCl2 x 6 H2O.
Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O 0.5 MG_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.5 mg/L Na2SeO3 x 5 H2O.
Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 x 6 H2O 0.01 G_PER_L TOGO M260 / JCM Medium 268 lists 0.01 g/L Fe(NH4)2(SO4)2 x 6 H2O.
Trace minerals 10.0 ML_PER_L TOGO M260/JCM Medium 268 adds 10.0 ml/L Trace minerals from TOGO M142.
Distilled water 1.0 L TOGO M260/JCM Medium 268 lists 1.0 L Distilled water.
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 adds 1.0 L MJ(-N) synthetic seawater from TOGO M260/JCM Medium 268.

8% NaHCO3 solution

Dose: 5.0 ML_PER_L

Stock composition
IngredientConcentrationNotes
NaHCO3 8.0 PERCENT_W_V TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 specifies the added NaHCO3 solution as 8% w/v.
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 adds 5.0 ml/L 8% NaHCO3 solution after cooling.

10% Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O solution

Dose: 15.0 ML_PER_L

Stock composition
IngredientConcentrationNotes
Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O 10.0 PERCENT_W_V TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 specifies the added Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O solution as 10% w/v.
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 adds 15.0 ml/L 10% Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O solution after cooling.

Trace vitamins

Dose: 10.0 ML_PER_L

Stock composition
IngredientConcentrationNotes
Biotin 2.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 2.0 mg/L Biotin.
Folic acid 2.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 2.0 mg/L Folic acid.
Pyridoxine hydrochloride 10.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 10.0 mg/L Pyridoxine hydrochloride.
Thiamine HCl 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L Thiamine HCl.
Riboflavin 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L Riboflavin.
Nicotinic acid 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L Nicotinic acid.
Calcium pantothenate 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L Calcium pantothenate.
Vitamin B12 0.1 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 0.1 mg/L Vitamin B12.
p-Aminobenzoic acid 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L p-Aminobenzoic acid.
Lipoic acid 5.0 MG_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 5.0 mg/L Lipoic acid.
Distilled water 1000.0 ML_PER_L TOGO M190 / JCM Medium 197 lists 1000.0 ml/L Distilled water.
TOGO M943 / JCM Medium 902 adds 10.0 ml/L Trace vitamins from TOGO M190/JCM Medium 197 after cooling.

Target organisms

No target organisms are recorded.

Provenance

TimestampCuratorActionNotes
2026-01-27T06:35:56.007052Z togo-import Imported from TOGO Medium Source: JCM, ID: M943
2026-01-28T19:48:08.830588Z chebi-enrichment Added CHEBI ontology terms to ingredients Enriched using MicrobeMediaParam and MediaDive chemical mappings
2026-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 schema-defaulter-v1.0 Applied schema defaults and normalizations Added default concentration for ingredient: Carbon dioxide gas; Added default concentration for ingredient: Nitrogen gas; Added default concentration for ingredient: Oxygen gas
2026-03-09T08:04:14.220682+00:00 solution-migrator-v1.0 Migrated solutions from ingredients to solutions array Moved 4 solution(s) from ingredients
2026-03-13T06:20:13.315075Z culturemech-id-assigner-v1.0 Assigned CultureMech ID Assigned stable identifier: CultureMech:010366
2026-03-14T00:00:00+00:00 schema-defaulter-v1.0 Applied schema defaults and normalizations Added default solution name; Added default solution name; Added default solution name; Added default solution name
2026-03-17T06:29:43.000000Z mediaingredientmech-enrichment-v1.0 Added MediaIngredientMech links Linked ingredients to MediaIngredientMech identifiers
2026-03-17T19:46:32.294311+00:00 normalize_media_names_to_snake_case.py NAME_NORMALIZED Normalized name from "MJ Medium For Microaerophilic Autotrophs" to "mj_medium_for_microaerophilic_autotrophs" for consistent matching
2026-05-16T09:03:22.220802+00:00 migrate_legacy_fields.py MIGRATED_LEGACY_FIELDS curation_history.date->timestamp=2
2026-06-05T07:40:45.913959+00:00 mim-legacy-to-chebi-migration-v1.0 Refreshed legacy MediaIngredientMech links to CHEBI keying Replaced 1 legacy mediaingredientmech_term link(s) with mediaingredientmech_chebi_term (id-safe: ingredient's own CHEBI + label). MIM deprecated the MediaIngredientMech:NNNNNN id scheme.
2026-06-10T07:46:52.114682+00:00 primary-term-label-canonicalization-v1.0 Canonicalized primary term label to OBO canonical (OAK) 1 primary term(s); ingredient name resolved by OAK sqlite:obo:chebi.
2026-09-11T00:00:00-07:00 repair_togo_m943_microaerophilic_autotrophs_score15.py RESOLVED_TOGO_M943_MICROAEROPHILIC_AUTOTROPHS Moved MJ(-N) synthetic seawater, 8% NaHCO3, 10% Na2S2O3 x 5 H2O, and Trace vitamins from empty solution stubs into structured solution entries, corrected their ml/L addition volumes, added pH 5.5 and microaerophilic gas handling, grounded Oxygen gas, and removed the stale MediaDive J780 match.