Kingdom Bacteria Family Pseudomonadaceae Scientific name Pseudomonas aurantiaca Rank Species People also search for Pseudomonas | Class Gammaproteobacteria Genus Pseudomonas Phylum Proteobacteria Order Pseudomonadales | |
Pseudomonas aurantiaca is an orange Gram-negative soil bacterium, originally isolated from the rhizosphere soil of potatoes. It produces di-2,4-diacetylfluoroglucylmethan, which is antibiotically active against Gram-positive organisms. It has shown potential for use as a biocontrol agent against plant-pathogenic microbes. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. aurantiaca has been placed in the P. chlororaphis group.
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