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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1675-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1675-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Comprehensive characterization of an aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaf litter sample that maintained ice nucleation activity for 48 years
Yalda Vasebi
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA 24061, USA
Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of
Tabriz, Tabriz, 51368, Iran
Marco E. Mechan Llontop
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA 24061, USA
Regina Hanlon
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA 24061, USA
David G. Schmale III
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA 24061, USA
Russell Schnell
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Monitoring
Division, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
VA 24061, USA
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Ice nucleation particles (INPs) help ice form at temperatures as high as −4 °C and contribute to the formation of precipitation. Leaf litter contains a high concentration of INPs, but the organisms that produce them are unknown. Here, we cultured two bacteria and one fungus from leaf litter that produce INPs similar to those found in leaf litter. This suggests that leaf litter may be an important habitat of these organisms and supports a role of these organisms as producers of atmospheric INPs.
Ice nucleation particles (INPs) help ice form at temperatures as high as −4 °C and contribute to...
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