Pseudomonas chlororaphis subspecies aureofaciens

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, non spore forming, displays a yellow color in certain growth media, can use both 5 ketogluconate and arabinose as a carbon source and produces phenazine 1 carboxylate. P. aureofaciens is not known to be a human pathogen. A strain of this species is used as a microbial pesticide for controlling various fungal diseases of golf course turf.

**Synonyms:** - Pseudomonas aureofaciens - Pseudomonas chlororaphis subsp. aureofaciens