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. 2008 Jan 11;74(5):1418–1427. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01758-07

TABLE 6.

Effects of MMM media compositions on hydrogen sulfide formationa

Strain genotype Effect of:
N at 433 mg/liter N at 123 mg/liter N at 65 mg/liter N at 65 mg/liter plus 1/2 YNB N at 123 mg/liter plus 1/5 YNB
met17Δ + + + + +
cys4Δ + + + + +
gos1Δ + + + + +
fcy22Δ + + + + +
tpo2Δ + + + + +
hom2Δ + + + + +
hom6Δ + + + + +
atp11Δ + + 0 0 +
ser33Δ + + 0 0 +
hht2Δ + 0 0 + tr
rxt2Δ + 0 0 + tr
iki3Δ 0 0 0 + 0
ypl035CΔ 0 0 0 tr 0
sit4Δ tr 0 0 + 0
psy4Δ 0 tr 0 + +
cgr1Δ + 0 0 + +
a

H2S production was evaluated with lead acetate strips: +, a detectable amount of H2S was produced; 0, H2S was not detected; tr, very light color change indicating trace amounts of sulfide formation. The data represent the findings of at least two independent replicates.