PURPOSE: To provide a new ice nucleus-forming bacterium not exhibiting plant pathogenicity and growing at a high rate, an ice nucleus-forming material containing this new ice nucleus-forming bacterium and a method for culturing this new ice nucleusforming bacterium. ;CONSTITUTION: This ice nucleus-forming bacterium contains a new strain Xanthomonas campestris INXC-1 (FERM BP-4191) and the ice nucleus-forming material contains the ice nucleus-forming bacterium. The culture method comprises culturing the ice nucleus-forming cell in a lactic acid-containing medium. The ice nucleus-forming material can be used in various kinds of fields related to freezing of a material.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1994,JPO&Japio
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