MICROBIOLOGY W/ACCESS
MICROBIOLOGY W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781266808685
Author: Cowan
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Chapter 1.6, Problem 2CF
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Another application for low-temperature ice nucleators than precipitation.

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“Pseudomonas syringae” resides in clouds are found in the first stages of a hailstone, where they act as nucleating particles that aggregate water droplets contributing to potential rain. There are other nucleators of ice other than P. syringae, including fungi, algae, diatoms, and other bacteria. However, only P. syringae can cause precipitation at much warmer temperatures.

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