Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Order:
Family:
Oxalobacteraceae
Genus:
Species:
J. agaricidamnosum
Binomial name
Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum
Lincoln et al. 1999
Type strain
CCUG 43140, CIP 106332, DSM 9628, DSMZ 3945, IAM 14973, ICMP 16941, JCM 21444, NBRC 102515, NCPPB 3945, W1r3, W1R3

Janthinobacterium agaricidamnosum is a bacterium of the family Oxalobacteraceae and the genus Janthinobacterium that causes a soft rot disease of Agaricus bisporus. Because of this ability, it could help treating diseases caused by fungi in humans. Analyses have shown that jagaricin, a substance which is produced by J. agaricidamnosum, could have a major part for its antimycotic activity.

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