Pseudomonas meliae

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Pseudomonas meliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Pseudomonas
Species: P. meliae
Binomial name
Pseudomonas meliae
Ogimi 1981
Type strain
ATCC 33050

CFBP 3225
ICMP 6289
LMG 2220
NCPPB 3033

Pseudomonas meliae is a fluorescent, Gram-negative, soil bacterium that causes bacterial gall of the chinaberry (Melia azedarach Lin.)[1], from which it derives its name. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. meliae has been placed in the P. syringae group[2].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ogimi, C (1981). "Studies on bacterial gall of chinaberry (Melia azedarach Lin.), caused by Pseudomonas meliae n. sp.". Bull Coll Agric Univ Ryukyus 24: 497–556. 
  2. ^ Anzai, et al. (2000, Jul). "Phylogenetic affiliation of the pseudomonads based on 16S rRNA sequence". Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 50 (Pt 4): 1563–89. PMID 10939664. 
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