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. 2016 Jun 4;(112):54104. doi: 10.3791/54104
PYG composition  quantities
Proteose peptone 20 g
Yeast extract  2 g
MgSO4. 7H2O 0.980 g
CaCl2 0.059 g
citrate sodium. Dihydrate 1 g
Fe(NH4) 2(SO4) 2 x 6 H2O 0.02 g
Glucose 18 g
distilled water for 1 L
Adjust pH at 6.8 with HCl or KOH.
Autoclave 15 min at 121 °C.
Starvation medium  quantities
Yeast extract 2 g
Glucose 18 g
Fe(NH4) 2(SO4) 2 . 6 H2O 0.02 g
PAS (detailed below) 1 L
Filtered on 0.22 mm 
PAS solution A quantities
KH2PO4 0.136 g
Na2HPO 0.142 g
PAS solution B quantities
MgSO4.7H2 4.0 mg
CaCl2.2H2 4.0 mg
 NaCl  0.120 g
10 ml of each solution A and B, are added into 1 L of distilled water.