Agrobacterium medium

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Contents

Purpose

For isolation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-A. radiobacter group from soil.

Ingredients

Ingredient
Part 1
H2O 1 L
Mannitol 10 g
Sodium nitrate 4 g
Magnesium chloride 2 g
Calcium propionate 1.2 g
Magnesium phosphate 0.2 g
Magnesium sulfate 0.1 g
Sodium bicarbonate 0.075 g
Magnesium carbonate 0.075 g
Agar 20 g
Part 2
Berberine 275 mg
Sodium selinite 100 mg
Penicillin G (1625 units/mg) 60 mg
Streptomycin sulfate (78% strep base) 30 mg
Cycloheximide (80-100% a.i.) 250 mg
tyrothricin (pure) 1 mg
bacitracin (65 unit/mg) 100 mg

Instructions

  1. Autoclave ingredients from part 1 and cool to 50-55°C.
  2. Add ingredients from part 2
  3. Adjust pH to 7.1 with 1.0 N HCl.

Notes

References

  • Clark, A. G. 1969. A selective medium for the isolation of Agrobacterium species. Journal of Applied Bacteriology 32: 348-351.
  • Schroth, M. N., J. P. Thompson and D. C. Hildebrand. 1965 Isolation of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-A. radiobacter group from the soil. Phytopathology 55: 645-647.
  • Kado, C. I. and M. G. Heskett. 1970. Selective media for isolation of Agrobacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia. Phytopathology 60: 969-976.


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From the Virginia Tech Mediabook; Originally created by Robert Wick; contributed by Mary Ann Hansen

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