NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is motile, non spore forming, displays a yellow color in certain growth
media, can use both 5 ketogluconate and arabinose as a carbon source and produces
phenazine 1 carboxylate. P. aureofaciens is not known to be a human pathogen. A strain
of this species is used as a microbial pesticide for controlling various fungal diseases
of golf course turf.;