guys you will be long dead before starving borrelia of some necessary ingredient. its menu list is impressive and most are essential to human body too.
This is a complete list of the contents of BSK medium, which Borrelia likes to grow:
Product Descript
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BSK-H medium is a complex medium designed to support the growth of the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi.
Components g/L
L-Alanine 0.0235
L-Arginine 0.054398
L-Aspartic Acid 0.0282
L-Cysteine·HCl·H2O 0.2444
L-Cystine 0.0188
L-Glutamic Acid 0.0705
Glycine 0.047
L-Histidine HCl·H2O 0.0188
Trans-4-Hydroxy-L-Proline 0.0094
L-Isoleucine 0.0188
L-Leucine 0.0564
L-Lysine·HCl 0.0658
L-Methionine 0.0141
L-Phenylalanine 0.0235
L-Proline 0.0376
L-Serine 0.0235
L-Threonine 0.0282
L-Tryptophan 0.0094
L-Tyrosine 0.0376
L-Valine 0.0235
N-Acetyl-D-Glucosamine 0.376
L-Ascorbic Acid 0.047
PABA 0.000047
D-Biotin 0.0000094
Choline Chloride 0.00047
Citric Acid·3Na·2H2O 0.6956
Coenzyme A 0.00235
Cocarboxylase 0.00094
2'-Deoxyadenosine 0.0094
2'-Deoxyguanosine 0.0094
2'-Deoxycytidine·HCl 0.010904
Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide·2Na 0.0000996
Folic Acid 0.0000094
myo-Inositol 0.000047
5-Methyldeoxycytidine 0.000094
β-NAD 0.006956
β-NADP·Na 0.00094
Niacinamide 0.0000235
Nicotinic Acid 0.0000235
D-Pantothenic Acid·Hemicalcium 0.0000094
Pyridoxal·HCl 0.0000235
Pyridoxine·HCl 0.0000235
Pyruvic Acid·Na 0.752
Riboflavin 0.0000094
Thiamine·HCl 0.0000094
Thymidine 0.0094
Uridine-5-Triphosphate·Na 0.00094
Calcium Chloride [Anhydrous] 0..188
Magnesium Sulfate [Anhydrous] 0.09183
Potassium Chloride 0.376
Sodium Acetate [Anhydrous] 0.047
Sodium Bicarbonate 2.068
Sodium Chloride 6.392
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic [Anhydrous] 0.11468
D-Glucose 5.64
Phenol Red·Na 0.01997
Glutathione 0.0094
D-Glucuronic Acid·Na 0.00365
Cholesterol 0.000188
Tween 80 0.0047
HEPES 5.64
Albumin, Bovine 47.0
Neopeptone 4.7
Yeast Extract 1.88
Rabbit Serum 60.0 ml/l
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