Ice nucleus-forming bacterium, process for cultivation of the same, ice nucleus-forming substance containing the same, and uses of said substance
AssigneeQ. P. Corporation
InventorsMichiko Watanabe, Takahiro Makino, Kazuo Honma
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Abstract
The present invention provides a new ice nucleus-forming bacterium strain, Xanthomonas campestris INXC-1 (FERM BP-4191), a process for the cultivation of the new ice nucleus-forming bacterium, an ice nucleus-forming substance containing the ice nucleus-forming bacterium, and the uses of the ice nucleus-forming substance.
Claims5
A method for concentrating a liquid substance which comprises adding an ice nucleus-forming substance containing Xanthomonas campestris INXC-1 (FERM BP-4191) to the liquid substance, cooling the liquid substance to partially form ice and then removing the ice to form the concentrated liquid substance.
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