Table 2 Solid media utilized for culturing heterotrophic bacteria associated with M. producens JHB sheaths

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SWBG-11

N/A

Enriched SWBG-11

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0.4 % glucose

MA

Difco Marine Agar

N/A

SSS

3 % Sigma Sea Salt + 0.4 % mannose + 0.3 % casamino acids

N/A

Enriched SSS

3 % Sigma Sea Salt + 0.4 % mannose + 0.3 % casamino acids

0.5 μM or 2 μM Ferric Ammonium Citrate

A1

1 % starch + 0.2 % yeast extract + 0.4 % peptone

N/A

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Media mixed with cut up filaments of Moorea producens JHB

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Media mixed with freeze dried and ground up filaments of Moorea producens JHB