MEDIA SUPPLEMENTS AND METHODS TO CULTURE HUMAN GASTROINTESTINAL ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS

摘要

A media supplement for culturing anaerobic bacteria is provided which comprises a filtrate of effluent from a chemostat vessel in which a target bacterial ecosystem has been cultured. Methods of using the supplement for culturing or isolating anaerobic microbial strains or communities, particularly anaerobic bacteria from the human gut, are also provided.