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Pseudomonas chlororaphis

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Pseudomonas chlororaphis

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

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Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas protegens, Pseudomonas stutzeri

Pseudomonas chlororaphis is a bacterium used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It can act as a biocontrol agent against certain fungal plant pathogens via production of phenazine-type antibiotics. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, similar species have been placed in its group.

The P. chlororaphis group

P. chlororaphis lends its name to a subgroup within the genus Pseudomonas. The other members of the P. chlororaphis subgroup are P. aurantiaca, P. aureofaciens, P. fragi, P. lundensis, and P. taetrolens.

References

Pseudomonas chlororaphis Wikipedia


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