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Pathogenicity Islands and PAI-Like Structures in Pseudomonas Species

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The pseudomonads are a class of organisms which are ubiquitously distributed at low frequency in soil and aquatic habitats (OECD 1997). Some species (Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas fluorescens) are in addition profound colonizers of the rhizo- and phyllosphere and promote plant growth, whereas the phylogenetically related species Pseudomonas syringae belongs to the major bacterial phytopathogens. The type species Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen for plants, animals and man (Campa et al. 1993).

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Larbig, K., Kiewitz, C., Tümmler, B. (2002). Pathogenicity Islands and PAI-Like Structures in Pseudomonas Species. In: Hacker, J., Kaper, J.B. (eds) Pathogenicity Islands and the Evolution of Pathogenic Microbes. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 264/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09217-0_11

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