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These phenazines can generate reactive oxygen species, which increase oxidative stress in susceptible cells and ultimately lead to their death. Pyocyanin can inhibit the growth of human bacterial pathogens, while PCA serves as a potent antifungal agent that can prevent and control crop diseases. The environmental strain\n                    <jats:italic>P. aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                    ID4365 overproduces pyocyanin, and its derivative strain IDrsmA, which carries a mutation in the\n                    <jats:italic>rsmA<\/jats:italic>\n                    gene, presents a fivefold increase in pyocyanin production compared to the wild-type strain. This mutant is therefore a promising candidate strain for enhancing phenazine production. In this work, we found that the IDrsmA strain has an inactive type three secretion system and is non-cytotoxic. Unlike the wild-type strain ID4365, the IDrsmA strain was unable to infect and kill\n                    <jats:italic>Galleria mellonella<\/jats:italic>\n                    larvae or mice. Besides pyocyanin, the IDrsmA strain also produced increased levels of PCA and 1-hydroxyphenazine. In addition, we showed that the deficient phosphate medium, PPGAS, is the best phenazine production medium compared to PPM or King A media. By optimizing culture conditions, we increased pyocyanin production up to 298 \u03bcg\/mL using strain IDrsmA. We further modified the IDrsmA strain to produce only PCA, achieving a production level of 303 \u03bcg\/mL, which is 10 times higher than that of the wild-type strain. 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