Biopesticides produced by plant-probiotic Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolates

Pseudomonas chlororaphis isolates are being used in agriculture as biopesticides because they provide plant protection against an array of microbial pathogens, insects and nematodes. These isolates directly control microbial pathogens, insects, and nematodes through the production of an array of metabolites. This review describes the structures, synthesis and function of the metabolites from P. chlororaphis isolates with biopesticide potential in the rhizosphere. Understanding the mechanisms involved in the efficacy of these metabolites will promote the use of these chemicals as well as the microbes that synthesize these products, in formulations for agricultural practices aiming towards sustainability of soils as well as the quality and quantity of the crop.