Pseudomonas syringae
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Pseudomonas syringae is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium with polar flagella. As a plant pathogen, it can infect a wide range of species, and exists as over 50 different pathovars, all of which a
Pseudomonas syringae cultures
Bacterial speck on tomato in Upstate New York
Tomato plant leaf infected with bacterial speck
P. s. pv. actinidiae infecting a kiwifruit leaf
Snowmaking
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Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This
Pseudomonas syringae
…yellow fluorescent appearance when cultured in vitro on King's B medium to production of the siderophore pyoverdin. Pseudomonas syringae also produces ice nucleation active (INA) proteins which cause water (in plants) to freeze at fairly high temperatures (−1.8 to −3.8 °C (28.8 to 25.2 °F)), resulting in injury. Since the 1970s, P…
Snow gun in operation at Camelback Mountain Resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, United States
Pump house and air plant combination
Rear view of snow cannon at Mölltaler Gletscher, Austria, showing the powerful fan
A snow making machine at Smiggin Holes, New South Wales, Australia