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A minimal growth medium for Pseudomonas azotoformans associated with insect gut

Cavallin, I.; Chouaia, B.

2022-03-14 microbiology
10.1101/2022.03.14.482786 bioRxiv
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Pseudomonas spp. can be found associated with several insect hosts. Some of these strains play a crucial role in helping their hosts overcome biotic challenges such as plant defence effectors. Defined media and optimally minimal media are instrumental in studying the physiology and metabolic pathways of microorganisms. In the case of the insect-associated Pseudomonas azotoformans isolated from Galeruca laticollis gut, we tested six previously designed defined/minimal media. To determine the optimal medium, we compared the bacteriums growth performances on the different defined/minimal media to its growth performance on a rich medium using the Dynamic Time Warping Algorithm. The growth results at both 25{degrees}C and 30{degrees}C indicated the SMM as the optimal medium, with bacterial growth performances being the closest to a rich medium. Therefore, this medium would be highly suitable to study the catabolic pathways for the degradation of some xenobiotics in P. azotoformans.

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