Insights into plant-beneficial traits of probiotic Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolates.

Insights into plant-beneficial traits of probiotic Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolates.
J Med Microbiol. 2020 Feb 11;:
Authors: Anderson AJ, Kim YC
Abstract
Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolates have been studied intensively for their beneficial traits. P. chlororaphis species function as probiotics in plants and fish, offering plants protection against microbes, nematodes and insects. In this review, we discuss the classification of P. chlororaphis isolates within four subspecies; the shared traits include the production of coloured antimicrobial phenazines, high sequence identity between housekeeping genes and similar cellular fatty acid composition. The direct antimicrobial, insecticidal and nematocidal effects of P. chlororaphis isolates are correlated with known metabolites. Other metabolites prime the plants for stress tolerance and participate in microbial cell signalling events and biofilm formation among other things. Formulations of P. chlororaphis isolates and their metabolites are currently being commercialized for agricultural use.
PMID: 32043956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 10, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Anderson AJ, Kim YC Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research