Agrobacterium


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia.
Related to Agrobacterium: Rhizobium

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.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Investigation of transformation efficiency of rice using Agrobacterium tumefaciens and high transformation of GPAT (glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase) gene relative to chilling tolerance.
Optimization of the transient gusA gene transfer of Phalaenopsis violacea orchid via Agrobacterium tumefaciens: an assessment of factors influencing the efficiency of gene transfer mechanisms
cuneifolia extract caused 50% inhibition of Agrobacterium induced tumors while the inhibition by G.
Chemoprofile and bioactivities of Taverniera cuneifolia (Roth) Arn.: a wild relative and possible substitute of Glycyrrhiza glabra L
By using the gene-silencing technique, the researchers produced genetically engineered plants that could still be infected by Agrobacterium tumefaciens but would not produce the hormones that lead to gall formation.
Gene silencing produces disease resistance in plants. (January/2002)
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a natural plant pathogen that
The regulation of genetically engineered plants: is Peter Rabbit safe in Mr. McGregor's transgenic vegetable patch?
An article about the group's collective findings, "The Genome of Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58: Insights into the evolution and biology of a natural genetic engineer," was published in the December 14, 2001 issue of Science magazine.
SRI International Applies Advanced Software System to Analyze Metabolic Pathways of Newly Sequenced Genome
The present study was conducted to evaluate advance transgenic lines (CEMB-3, CEMB-11, CEMB-16 and CEMB-17) harboring insecticidal gene (cry1Ab) developed from local cotton cultivar MNH-93 by Agrobacterium mediated transformation.
Insect resistance and field evaluation studies of transgenic cotton lines harboring insecticidal gene (cry1AB)
Histological and ultrastructural observation reveals significant Cellular Differences between Agrobacterium Transformed Embryogenic and Non-embryogenic Calli of Cotton.
Morphological and ultrastructural analysis of various types of banana callus, cv. prata ana/Analise morfologica e ultra-estrutural de diferentes calos de bananeira, cv. prata ana
25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company today announced that it will provide a royalty-free research license to the academic community and other non-profit research institutions to a newly issued US Patent related to the Agrobacterium transformation method.
Monsanto Company Provides Royalty-Free Access To Important Biotechnology Innovation For Academic Research Community And Non-Profit Research Institutions
The introduction of these genes can be readily achieved for many plant species using Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated plant transformation or direct DNA methods of gene transfer.
A review on mechanisms of plant tolerance and role of transgenic plants in environmental clean-up
Among specific topics are host factors involved in the genetic transformation of plant cells by Agrobacterium, a novel gene delivery system in plants with calcium alginate micro-beads, the current state and perspective of binary vectors and superbinary vectors, understanding and avoiding transgene silencing, and intellectual property aspects of plant transformation.
Plant transformation technologies
Earlier workers have reported 3-HPA from glycerol by using a number of different genera namely, Agrobacterium, Alcaligenes, Arthrobacter.
Studies on production of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde from glucose by a novel Enterococcus dispar: optimization of medium components by statistical experimental design
y/sex pathogens Reference 1 22/17 PA, PM (1) 2 17/M SA, PA, CA (3) 3 14/17 PA, AF, CA (3) 4 12/M PA, SM, (5) SA, AX 5 13/17 PA, SA, AF (5) 6 8/M PA (5) 7 10/M None (5) 8 18/M PA, SA, AF (5) 9 16/17 PA (4) 10 19/M PA (4) 11 17/17 PA, CA, AF (4) 12 20/F PA, SA, CA, (4) AF 13 17/17 PA, SA, (4) SM, CA, AF 14 35/M PA, SM, (4) SMA 15 17/17 CA This study 16 2/M SA, HI This study 17 21 /M PA, AF This study 18 15/M SA This study * BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; ND, not determined; AR, Agrobacterium radiobacter, PA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; PM, Proteus mirabilis; SP, Sphingomonas paucimobilis; SA, Staphylococcus aureus; CA, Candida albicans; AF, Aspergillus fumigatus; SM, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; AX, Achromobacterxylosoxidans; SMA, Serratia marcescens; HI, Haemophilus influenzae.
Inquilinus limosus and Cystic Fibrosis

Encyclopedia browser ?
Full browser ?