Table 1 Ice nucleation activity of cold tolerant Pseudomonas strains at -10°C temperature
From: Cryotolerance strategies of Pseudomonads isolated from the rhizosphere of Himalayan plants
Cold tolerant Pseudomonas strains | Culture incubation at 4°C | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24Â h | 72Â h | 96Â h | |||||||||||||
Ice nucleation activity of bacterial culture at -10°C (log ice nuclei cfu-1) | |||||||||||||||
After 5Â min | After 10Â min | After 15Â min | After 20Â min | Mean | After 5Â min | After 10Â min | After 15Â min | After 20Â min | Mean | After 5Â min | After 10Â min | After 15Â min | After 20Â min | Mean | |
P. lurida NPRs3 | -8.47 | -8.47 | -8.47 | -7.36 | -7.15 | -9.19 | -9.19 | -8.89 | -8.49 | -8.11 | -9.17 | -9.17 | -8.8 | -8.75 | -8.47 |
P. lurida NPRp15 | -7.43 | -7.43 | -7.33 | -7.24 | -7.17 | -8.49 | -8.49 | -8.14 | -8.08 | -8.01 | -8.96 | -8.96 | -8.78 | -8.62 | -8.56 |
Pseudomonas sp. PPERs23 | -6.68 | -6.68 | -6.68 | -6.68 | -6.38 | -7.9 | -7.9 | -7.9 | -7.56 | -7.26 | -7.74 | -7.74 | -7.74 | -7.43 | -7.23 |
P. putida PGRs4 | -7.58 | -7.40 | -6.82 | -6.65 | -6.18 | -7.33 | -7.24 | -7.17 | -7.17 | -7.36 | -8.49 | -8.14 | -8.08 | -7.15 | -7.15 |
Pseudomonas sp. PGERs17 | -7.92 | -7.82 | -7.78 | -7.62 | -7.52 | -8.47 | -8.37 | -8.27 | -8.24 | -8.07 | -8.89 | -8.59 | -8.69 | -8.49 | -8.29 |
P. fluorescens PPRs4 | -6.82 | -6.65 | -5.86 | -5.80 | -5.88 | -8.49 | -7.92 | -6.82 | -6.65 | -6.65 | -8.58 | -8.19 | -7.9 | -7.56 | -7.26 |