SOB

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''Note:'' Some formulations of SOB use 10 mM MgCl<sub>2</sub> and 10 mM MgSO<sub>4</sub> instead of 20 mM MgSO<sub>4</sub>.
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:* Some formulations of SOB use 10 mM MgCl<sub>2</sub> and 10 mM MgSO<sub>4</sub> instead of 20 mM MgSO<sub>4</sub>.
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SOB medium is also available dry premixed from Difco, 0443-17.
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:*SOB medium is also available dry premixed from Difco, 0443-17.
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:*Adjust to pH 6.8-7.0 prior to use.  This requires approximately 25 ml of 1M NaOH per liter.
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Adjust to pH 7.5 prior to use.  This requires approximately 25 ml of 1M NaOH per liter.
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:*MgSO<sub>4</sub> should be autoclaved separately and added just before use.
==15/10 medium==
==15/10 medium==

Latest revision as of 02:13, 31 May 2008

Contents

Summary

SOB Medium. Used in growing bacteria for preparing chemically competent cells

Ingredients

  • 0.5% (w/v) yeast extract
  • 2% (w/v) tryptone
  • 10 mM NaCl
  • 2.5 mM KCl
  • 1M MgSO4

Per liter:

  • 5 g yeast extract
  • 20 g tryptone
  • 0.584 g NaCl
  • 0.186 g KCl
  • 120.4g MgSO4

Notes:

  • Some formulations of SOB use 10 mM MgCl2 and 10 mM MgSO4 instead of 20 mM MgSO4.
  • SOB medium is also available dry premixed from Difco, 0443-17.
  • Adjust to pH 6.8-7.0 prior to use. This requires approximately 25 ml of 1M NaOH per liter.
  • MgSO4 should be autoclaved separately and added just before use.

15/10 medium

Growth of competent TOP10 cells in Example 2 of the Bloom05 patent is performed in 15/10 broth, which is similar to SOB:

  • 1.5% yeast extract
  • 1% Bacto-Tryptone
  • 10mM NaCl
  • 2mM KCl
  • 10 mM MgCl2
  • 10 mM MgSO4

Source

Adapted From:

F. Ausubel et al., Short Protocols in Molecular Biology (John Wiley & Sons, ed. 4, 1999) pg. A1-36

Trivia

SOB supposedly stands for super optimal broth.

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