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