''Pseudomonas agarici'' is a

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that causes drippy gill in

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s (''

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''). It was first isolated in

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. ''P. agarici'' could not be grouped based on 16S

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analysis, so it is designated ''

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'' in the genus ''Pseudomonas''.

References

External links

Type strain of ''Pseudomonas agarici'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Pseudomonadales Bacteria described in 1970 {{Pseudomonadales-stub