Aiba and Ogawa (AO) Medium

This media is prepared as two separate solutions to avoid precipitation:

Solution A:
NaCl1.0 g
MgSO4·7H2O0.2 g
K2SO41.0 g
CaCl2·2H2O40 mg
NaNO32.5 g
FeSO4·7H2O10 mg
Gaffron micronutrients1.0 ml
Deionized water to500 ml

Solution B:
K2HPO40.5 g
Na2CO34.03 g
NaHCO313.61 g
Deionized water to500 ml
After autoclaving, mix Solution A and Solution B asceptically. Final pH 9.4-9.8.

Gaffron micronutrients:
H3BO33.1 g
MnSO4·4H2O2.23 g
ZnSO4·7H2O0.22 g
(NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O0.088 g
Co(NO3)2·6H2O0.146 g
VOSO4·6H2O0.054 g
Al2(SO4)3K2SO4·2H2O0.474 g
NiSO4(NH4)2SO4·6H2O0.198 g
Cd(NO3)2·4H2O0.154 g
Cr(NO3)3·7H2O0.037 g
Na2WO4·2H2O0.033 g
KBr0.119 g
KI0.083 g
Deionized water to1 L


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