Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) Note: B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168 or B. subtilis str. PY79 are typically used.
Sterile pipette tips
Sterile 18 mm glass tubes (Fisher Scientific, catalog number: S63300)
Sterile 13 mm glass tubes (Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 14-961-27)
Sterile stainless-steel closures (18 mm neck size) (VWR, catalog number: 71000-330)
Sterile stainless-steel closures (13 mm neck size) (VWR, catalog number: 71000-322)
Sterile, clear, flat-bottom 96-well plates (Fisher Scientific, catalog number: 07-200-89)
Sterile, square-well, deep-well, 96-well plates (VWR, catalog number: 89237-526)
Aeration seal (Thomas Scientific, catalog number: T796200)
*Sterile 1.7 mL microfuge tubes (Axygen, catalog number: MCT-175-C)
*3cc disposable syringes (BD, Luer-Lok™, catalog number: BD-309585)
*Sterile 30 mm Polyethersulfone (PES) syringe filter (0.22 μm pore size) (Celltreat, catalog number: 229747)
*Sterile Steritop Threaded Bottle Top Filter (PES, 0.22 μm pore size, 45 mm neck size) (Millipore, catalog number SCGPT02RE)
100 x 15 mm petri dishes (Crystalgen, catalog number: S-3006)
Sterile glass beads (diameter 0.2-0.3 mm) (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog number: G1277)
Sterile streaking sticks (flat toothpicks) (VWR, catalog number: 500029-808)
Inoculating sticks
LB agar (BD, Difco™, catalog number: 244510)
ddH2O
Glucose (Amresco® Inc., catalog number: 50-99-7)
Casein hydrolysate (EMD, catalog number: 1.02245.0500)
KH2PO4 (Fisher Scientific, catalog number: P285-500)
K2HPO4 (Dot Scientific Inc., catalog number: DSP41300-1000)
Sodium citrate dihydrate (Na3C6O7·2H2O) (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog number: S4641-500G)
Potassium glutamate monohydrate (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog number: G1501-100G)
MgSO4 (Sigma-Aldrich, catalog number: M7506)
Ammonium iron citrate (J.T. Baker, catalog number: 1185-57-5)
Antibiotics (for selection)
10x competence medium (MC) (see Recipes)
1 M MgSO4 (see Recipes)
1,000x Ferric Ammonium Citrate (see Recipes)