It can act as a biocontrol agent against certain fungal plant pathogens via production of phenazine-type antibiotics.

[1] Based on 16S rRNA analysis, similar species have been placed in its group.

[3] In this study, the P. chlororaphis species was determined, based on its monophyly and criterion of Average Nucleotide Identity.

[3] In addition, the 43 P. chlororaphis proteomes contained 3587 core proteins (shared among all strains of the species), with 11 core proteins being specific for that group and thus absent in all other strains of the Pseudomonas genus.

The other members of the P. chlororaphis subgroup are P. aurantiaca, P. aureofaciens, P. fragi, P. lundensis, and P.