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WC medium

Authors: Guillard & Lorenzen, 1972

For planktonic algae and cyanobacteria.

To approximately 900 mL of dH₂O, add the appropriate volumes of all stock solutions and TRIS buffer, except for the vitamin solution. Bring the final volume to 1,000 mL with dH₂O and autoclave. After cooling, add the sterile-filtered vitamin solution aseptically.

 

Component Stock Solution
(g.l-1 dH2O)
Quantity Used
to 1 litre
CaCl2.2H2O 36,8 g 1 ml
MgSO4.7H2O 37,0 g 1 ml
NaHCO3 12,6 g 1 ml
K2HPO4.3H2O 5,7 g 1 ml
NaNO3 42,5 g 1 ml
Na2SiO3.5H2O 21, 2 g 1 ml
trace metal solution see bellow 1 ml
vitamins solution see bellow 1 ml
TRIS - 0,115 g

Trace metals solution

Component Quantity Used
to 1 litre
Na2EDTA 4,360 g
FeCl3.6H2O 3,150 g
CuSO4.5H2O 0,010 g
ZnSO4.7H2O 0,022 g
CoCl2.6H2O 0,010 g
MnCl2.4H2O 0,180 g
Na2MoO4.2H2O 0,006 g
H3BO3 1,000 g

Vitamins solution

Sterile by filtration

Component Quantity Used
to 1 litre
thiamin 0,1 g
biotin 0,0005 g
cyanokabalamin 0,0005 g

 

Literature:

  • Guillard, R. R., & Lorenzen, C. J. (1972). Yellow-green algae with chlorophyllide c. Journal of Phycology, 8(1).