Pseudomonas chlororaphis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Pseudomonadaceae |
Genus: | Pseudomonas |
Species: | P. chlororaphis |
Binomial name | |
Pseudomonas chlororaphis (Guignard and Sauvageau 1894) Bergey, et al. 1930 |
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Type strain | |
ATCC 9446 CCUG 552 B |
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Synonyms | |
Bacillus chlororaphis Guignard and Sauvageau 1894 |
CCUG 552 B
CFBP 2132
CIP 63.22
DSM 50083
HAMBI 2011
JCM 2778
LMG 5004
NBRC 3904
NCCB 76041 and 37027
NCTC 13002
VKM B-1246
Bacillus chlororaphis Guignard and Sauvageau 1894
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.