title: A defined, glucose-limited mineral medium for the cultivation of Listeria spp.
abstract: Members of the genus Listeria are fastidious bacteria with respect to their nutritional requirements, and several minimal media described in the literature fail to support growth of all Listeria spp. Furthermore, strict limitation by a single nutrient, e.g., the carbon source, has not been demonstrated for any of the published minimal media. This is an important prerequisite for defined studies of growth and physiology, including "omics." Based on a theoretical analysis of previously published mineral media for Listeria, an improved, well-balanced growth medium was designed. It supports the growth, not only of all tested Listeria monocytogenes strains, but of all other Listeria species, with the exception of L. ivanovii. The growth performance of L. monocytogenes strain Scott A was tested in the newly designed medium; glucose served as the only carbon and energy source for growth, whereas neither the supplied amino acids nor the buffering and complexing components (MOPS [morpholinepropanesulfonic acid] and EDTA) supported growth. Omission of amino acids, trace elements, or vitamins, alone or in combination, resulted in considerably reduced biomass yields. Furthermore, we monitored the specific growth rates of various Listeria strains cultivated in the designed mineral medium and compared them to growth in complex medium (brain heart infusion broth [BHI]). The novel mineral medium was optimized for the commonly used strain L. monocytogenes Scott A to achieve optimum cell yields and maximum specific growth rates. This mineral medium is the first published synthetic medium for Listeria that has been shown to be strictly carbon (glucose) limited.
authors: Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Environmental Microbiology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
authors: Rudolf
authors: R
authors: Schneebeli
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Egli
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D008087:Listeria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D009025:Morpholines
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003470:Culture Media; D009025:Morpholines; C008550:morpholinopropane sulfonic acid; D005947:Glucose
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