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. 2008 Sep 5;74(20):6248–6253. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00970-08

TABLE 2.

Composition of DV8 medium in KH2PO4 buffer, pH 6.5

Component Concn in DV8 medium
μM % (wt/vol)
Salts and minerals
    KH2PO4 3,920
    NaCl 4,020
    KCl 1,800
    CaCl2 100
    MgCl2 134
    H3BO3 5
    l-Ascorbic acid 850
Metals
    AlKSO4 1.900
    CuSO4 0.250
    FeSO4 0.899
    MnSO4 0.355
    ZnSO4 0.765
Nitrogen
    (NH4)2SO4 302
    Asparagine 910
Carbon
    Glucose 0.7
    Fructose 0.7
    Agar 4