am.jpg (7400 bytes)   Medium

           


Raymond's medium

Composition per liter:

NH4NO3 2.0 g
KH2PO4 2.0 g
Na2HPO4 3.0 g
NaCl 1.0-5.0 g
MgSO4 0.2 g
Na2CO3 0.1 g
CaCl2 0.01 g
MnSO4 0.02 g
FeSO4 0.01 g

pH 6.8-7.0

Preparation of Medium: n-Hexadecane is used as the sole carbon source at a concentration of 1.0 vol. %. Sterilised at 121oC for 20 min.

Reference: Raymond, R.L. 1961. Microbial oxidation of n-paraffinic hydrocarbons. Develop. Indust. Microbiol., 2: 23-32.