Isolation and characterization of an antifreeze protein with ice nucleation activity from the plant growth promoting rhizobacterium Pseudomonas putida GR12-2

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-73

  Xu, Hao ^a   Griffith, Marilyn ^a   Patten, Cheryl L ^a   Glick, Bernard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifreeze protein; Freezing tolerance; Ice nucleation protein; Plant grow promoting rhizobacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0031980952     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjm-44-1-64     Document Type: Article

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