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Pseudomonas melophthora

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Kingdom
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Gammaproteobacteria

Family
  
Pseudomonadaceae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Proteobacteria

Order
  
Pseudomonadales

Genus
  
Pseudomonas

The bacterial species Pseudomonas melophthora, can be found in the apple maggot, Rhagoletis pomonella. This can be considered a form of symbiosis as, amongst other things, the bacteria has the ability to degrade insecticides and so offers a form of protection to the apple maggot.

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Pseudomonas melophthora Wikipedia