agrobacterium

Definitions

noun Any of various aerobic, chiefly phytopathogenic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, especially A. tumefaciens, the cause of crown gall in plants. A. tumefaciens is used to construct transgenic plants because it transfers genetic material to plant cells when it infects them.

noun A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants

noun small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems

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The current "tool" of choice is an agrobacterium that has the ability to transfer DNA between itself and plants.

unknown title 2009
To genetically alter corn, researchers insert desired DNA from a different plant species or organism into the agrobacterium and then combine that in a petri dish with corn cells.

unknown title 2009
GM plants have been randomly altered with an assorted arrangement of chimeric genetic material by transfection using agrobacterium or bombarded by pellets of heavy metal.

Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
The current "tool" of choice is an agrobacterium that has the ability to transfer DNA between itself and plants.

unknown title 2009