Principles and biotechnological applications of bacterial ice nucleation.

doi:10.3109/07388559109069185

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Principles and biotechnological applications of bacterial ice nucleation.

Critical reviews in biotechnology - 1 Jan 1991

Margaritis A, Bassi A S

Abstract excerpt

Certain aerobic, Gram-negative bacteria, including the epiphytic plant pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae, possess a membrane protein that enables them to nucleate crystallization in supercooled water. Currently, these ice-nucleating (IN) bacteria are being used in snow making and have potential appl...

Topics

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Bacterial Proteins
Biotechnology
Crystallization
Genotype
Ice
Plants
Pseudomonas
Thermodynamics

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