The commercial product Frostban consists of a genetically altered bacterium which prevents ice crystals from forming on plants,thereby reducing freezing of plants and financial distress to the farmers as a result of freezing weather.This product contains a strain of

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Frostban contains a genetically modified strain of the plant-associated bacterium Pseudomonas syringae. The gene responsible for the ice-nucleating ability of the bacterium has been removed, allowing it to prevent ice-crystal formation on plants and thus reducing frost damage.

The Commercial Product Frostban Consists of a Genetically Altered Bacterium