Table 1: Composition of modified culture medium* [10].

Nutrient Concentration (g/L)
*Glucose (Merck) 16.2
K2HPO4 (Nuclear) 1
MgSO4.7H2O (Mallinckrodt) 0.2
CaCl2 (JT Baker) 0.02
FeCl3.6H2O (Merk) 0.08
KH2PO4 (Spectrum chemical) 1
(CuCl2.2H2O) (Synth) 0-4.7
NaNO3 (Synth)†† 1.05
(NH4)2SO4 (Synth)†† 0.84
**CH4N2O (Sigma-Aldrich) 2

CuCl2.2H2O = 4.7 g/L (7 mM copper); *Kerosene (0.81 g/mL) was changed by glucose; ††NH4NO3 was changed by (NH4)2SO4 and NaNO3; **Medium modification.