Introduction
Pseudomonas syringae
[Image 1]
Pseudomonas syringae shown using SEM. Source: Gordon Vrdoljak, Electron Microscopy Laboratory, U.C. Berkeley
[1]
[Image 2]
Infection of European horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) with leasions caused by
Pseudomonas syringae pv.
aesculi. Source: Steele
et al. 2010.
Ice Nucleation Active (INA) Proteins
[Image 3]
Pseudomonas syringae Cross section of modeled INP and a B-helical protein showing a wire frame representation of one loop. Cross section after 100 steps of energy minimization. Source: Graether and Jia, (2001).
[Figure 1]
Proportions of frozen droplets with respect to temperature at
Pseudomonas syringae concentrations of 10
7, 10
6, 10
5, 3.5
4, and 3.5
3. Cells were grown on nutrient agar and suspended in sterile water at appropriate concentrations. Source: Lindow
et al., 1982.
[Figure 2]
Pseudomonas syringae Cross section of modeled INP and a B-helical protein showing a wire frame representation of one loop. Cross section after 100 steps of energy minimization. Source: Lindow
et al., 1982.
Current Research
Conclusion
References
[1] http://genome.jgi-psf.org/psesy/psesy.home.html [2]
[2] Steele, H., B.E. Laue, G.A. MacAskill, A.J. Hendry, and S. Green. “Analysis of the natural infection of European horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) by Pseudomonas syringae pv. Aesculi.” Plant Pathology 59: 1005-1013.
[3] Graether, S.P., and Z. Jia. 2001. Modeling Pseudomonas syringae ice-nucleation protein as a B-helical protein. Biophysical Journal 80: 1169-1173.
Edited by Ryan O'Connor,student of Joan Slonczewski for BIOL 238 Microbiology, 2011, Kenyon College.