Summary Plant‐beneficial Pseudomonas spp. competitively colonize the rhizosphere and display plant‐growth promotion and/or disease‐suppression activities. Some strains within the P. fluorescens species complex produce phenazine derivatives, such as phenazine‐1‐carboxylic acid. These antimicrobial compounds are broadly inhibitory to numerous soil‐dwelling plant pathogens and play a role in the ecological competence of phenazine...

Summary Plant‐beneficial phenazine‐producing Pseudomonas spp. are proficient biocontrol agents of soil‐dwelling plant pathogens. Phenazines are redox‐active molecules that display broad‐spectrum antibiotic activity toward many fungal, bacterial and oomycete plant pathogens. Phenazine compounds also play a role in the persistence and survival of Pseudomonas spp. in the rhizosphere. This mini‐review focuses on plant‐beneficial p...