ATCC medium: 1170 Rhodopseudomonas blastica medium
NH4Cl .......................................... 0.5 g
MgSO4 . 7H2O ................................... 0.4 g
CaCl2 . 2H2O ................................... 0.05 g
NaCl........................................... 0.4 g
NaH2PO4/Na2HPO4 buffer (0.1 M)* ................ 50.0 ml
Sodium pyruvate (filter-sterilized)*........... 1.5 g
Sodium hydrogen malate (filter-sterilized)*.... 1.5 g
Yeast extract.................................. 1.0 g
Distilled water.............................. 950.0 ml
*Add aseptically after autoclaving basal medium at 121C for 15 minutes. Adjust pH to 6.8 with KOH.