Multiple choice

Which of the following plant pathogens can be commercially exploited to obtain 6-Amino penicillanic acid (6-APA)?

  1. Pseudomonas citronellolis

  2. Pseudomonas cichorii

  3. Pseudomonas asplenii

  4. Pseudomonas marginalis
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Explanation

Pseudomonas cichorii is a Gram-negative soil bacterium that is pathogenic to lettuce, celery and chrysanthemum crops. It produces 6-aminopenicillanic acid that forms the core of penicillin. It shows the possibility of being commercially exploited for obtaining 6-Amino penicillanic acid.

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