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Agrobacterium [¦ag·rō‚bak′tir·e·əm] (microbiology) A genus of bacteria in the family Rhizobiaceae; cells do not fix free nitrogen, and three of the four species are plant pathogens, producing galls and hairy root. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens: From Plant Pathology to Biotechnology
It was done with Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a
naturally occurring pathogenic bacterium capable of transferring its DNA
to the cells of host plants and forming crown galls. But this
beneficial bacterium has virtually all the genes found in Agrobacterium,
a pathogen. |
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