Pseudomonas chlororaphis

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, P. chlororaphis has been placed in the P. chlororaphis group.

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