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ICE-NUCLEATING BACTERIUM [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Bacterium having the ability to induce ice formation in plant tissues.

CONT

A note on the presence of ice nucleation-active bacteria in roots of alfalfa grown in Quebec. ... Bacteria capable of ice nucleation activity were readily isolated from the xylem of alfalfa roots ... These bacteria were identified as Erwinia herbicola, Pseudomonas fluorescens, P. syringae and Pseudomonas spp.

OBS

Plural: ice nucleating bacterium, ice nucleation-active bacteria.

Key term(s)
  • ice-nucleating bacterium
  • ice nucleating bacteria
  • ice-nucleating bacteria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bactérie ayant l'aptitude à induire la prise en glace dans les tissus végétaux.

Spanish

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