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ICE-MINUS BACTERIA [1 record]

Record 1 1993-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Bacteria deprived of its ice-nucleating ability.

OBS

Ice-nucleating ability: the ability to induce ice formation in plant tissues.

OBS

The singular of bacteria is bacterium.

Key term(s)
  • ice-minus bacterium

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Bactéries dont le caractère glaçogène a été génétiquement inhibé.

OBS

En fait, c'est le gène "ice" qui est modifié. Ce gène commanderait la prise en glace dans les tissus végétaux.

Key term(s)
  • bactérie antiglaçogène
  • bactérie antigalciogène
  • bactérie ice

Spanish

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