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Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 causes discoloration and pitting of mushroom caps due to the production of antifungal metabolites.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Jul 2014
Henkels Marcella D, Kidarsa Teresa A, Shaffer Brenda T, Goebel Neal C, Burlinson Peter, Mavrodi Dmitri V, Bentley Michael A, Rangel Lorena I, Davis Edward W, Thomashow Linda S, Zabriskie T Mark, Preston Gail M, Loper Joyce E
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria in the diverse Pseudomonas fluorescens group include rhizosphere inhabitants known for their antifungal metabolite production and biological control of plant disease, such as Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5, and mushroom pathogens, such as Pseudomonas tolaasii. Here, we report that strain Pf-5 causes brown, sunken lesions on peeled caps of the button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) that resemble brown blotch...
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