Chu's Medium

Chu's medium was made in the lab today. This medium will be used in the Cladophora culture to supply nutrients needed for its growth. The Chu's medium recipe was taken from the University of Texas "UTEX Culture collection of algae" webpage:

http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/utex/mediaDetail.aspx?mediaID=31

The medium contains macro-nutrient and micro-nutrient needed for the growth of xenic culture of Cladophora and Coronastrum and Nostoc.

Definition of some terms used above:

Xenic culture definition: "a culture of parasites grown in association with an unknown microbiota" (medilexicon dictionary website)

Microbiota: "the microscopic flora and fauna of a region" (Meriam Webster online dictionary)