TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains
| Taxonomic group | Origin | No. of strains | Taxonomic investigationsa | Sourceb or reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorescent pseudomonads | ||||
| Pseudomonas brassicacearum | Plant rhizosphere | 10 | b, d, e, f, g | 1 |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens biovar I | Plant environment | 24 | a | CFBP |
| Culture collections | 4 | a | ATCC, CIP | |
| Pseudomonas fuscovaginae | Rice | 13 | b, e, f | CFBP |
| Pseudomonas jessenii | Mineral water | 8 | b, d, e, f | 47 |
| Pseudomonas mandelii | Mineral water | 25 | b, d, e, f | 47 |
| Pseudomonas monteilii | Clinical specimens | 9 | a, b, c, e, f | 17 |
| “Pseudomonas mosselii” | Mineral water | 11 | a, b, d, e, f | CFML |
| “Pseudomonas palleronii” | Rice | 11 | b, d, e, f | CFBP |
| Pseudomonas rhodesiae | Mineral water | 7 | b, e, f | 13 |
| “Pseudomonas salomonii” | Garlic | 15 | b, d, e, f | CFBP |
| Pseudomonas syringae | Plant | 26 | c, d, e, f, g | CFBP |
| Pseudomonas thivervalensis | Plant rhizosphere | 6 | b, d, e, f, g | 1 |
| Pseudomonas tolaasii | Mushroom caps | 8 | b | CFBP |
| Pseudomonas veronii | Mineral water | 8 | b, e, f | 16 |
| Genomospecies FP1, FP2, FP3 | Plant | 18 | b, e, f | 43 |
| Clusters XXXIIb and XXXVb | Mineral water | 37 | b | CFML |
| Clusters D1 to D12 | Soil | 32 | a, b, h | 26 |
| Clusters C1 to C9 | Soil | 29 | a, b, c, h | 25 |
| Nonfluorescent pseudomonads | ||||
| Pseudomonas corrugata | Plant | 13 | b, e, i, j | 43 |
| Pseudomonas frederiksbergensis | Soil | 5 | b, d, e, f | 3 |
| Pseudomonas graminis | Plant | 19 | a, d, e, f, g, j | 6 |
| Pseudomonas plecoglossicida | Fish | 6 | a, d, e, f | 37 |
a
a, phenotyping (8); b, numerical phenotypic taxonomy; c, ribotyping; d, 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequencing; e, DNA-DNA hybridization (S1 method plus ΔTm); f, percent G+C; g, amplified rDNA restriction analysis; h, repetitive extragenic palindromic-PCR genomic fingerprinting, i, lipopolysaccharide pattern; j, fatty acid methyl ester profiles.
b
Abbreviations: ATCC, American Type Culture Collection, Manassas Va.; CFBP, Collection Française de Bactéries Phytopathogènes, INRA-Angers, France; CFML, Collection de la Faculté de Médecine de Lille, Lille, France; CIP, Collection de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.