phenotypes from others (such as that describe below), thus making their evaluation feasible. Biological control and mode of actions of disease suppression by Lysobacter spp. has been reviewed Islam 2011. Lysobacter genetics L. enzymogenes strain C3 is a genetically tractable strain allowing for easy construction of gene knockouts, supporting its use as a model genetic system for unraveling the molecular basis of pathogenicity, as well as identifying mechanisms of microbial antagonism and biological control. Indeed, a number of derivative strains of L. enzymogenes strain C3 already have been constructed, including mutants affected in structural genes encoding enzyme activities, the regulatory clp gene and various combinations thereof. Species The genus has 46 known species (July 2018): Lysobacter aestuarii Lysobacter agri Lysobacter antibioticus Lysobacter arseniciresistens Lysobacter brunescens Lysobacter burgurensis Lysobacter capsici Lysobacter caeni Lysobacter cavernae Lysobacter concretionis Lysobacter daejeonensis Lysobacter defluvii Lysobacter dokdonensis Lysobacter enzymogenes Lysobacter erysipheiresistens Lysobacter firmicutimachus Lysobacter fragariae Lysobacter ginsengisoli Lysobacter gummosus Lysobacter hankyongensis Lysobacter humi Lysobacter koreensis Lysobacter korlensis Lysobacter lycopersici Lysobacter maris Lysobacter mobilis Lysobacter niabensis Lysobacter niastensis Lysobacter novalis Lysobacter olei Lysobacter oligotrophicus Lysobacter oryzae Lysobacter panacisoli Lysobacter panaciterrae Lysobacter rhizophilus Lysobacter rhizosphaerae Lysobacter ruishenii Lysobacter sediminicola Lysobacter silvestris Lysobacter solanacearum Lysobacter soli Lysobacter spongiicola Lysobacter terrae Lysobacter terricola Lysobacter thermophilus Lysobacter tolerans Lysobacter ximonensis Lysobacter xinjiangensis Lysobacter yangpyeongensis References Xanthomonadales Bacteria genera