Definition of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

1. Noun. The bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants.

Generic synonyms: Bacteria Species
Group relationships: Agrobacterium, Genus Agrobacterium

Medical Definition of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

1. A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria isolated from soil and the stems and roots of plants. It causes oncogenic transformations (tumour formation) in a wide variety of higher plants after wounding. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens

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Literary usage of Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering for Crop Plant Improvement, Bibliography by Robert Warmbrodt (1995)
"... with an agrobacterium tumefaciens strain containing a disarmed octopine ... of white spruce and other conifer species by agrobacterium tumefaciens. ..."

2. Gene Expression in Field Crops: Bibliography January 1991-November 1992 edited by Janet Saunders, Robert D. Warmbrodt (1995)
"The Idc gene from Hafnia alvei was therefore (a) placed under the control of the Г promoter of the bidirectional Tr promoter from agrobacterium tumefaciens ..."

3. Viral Resistance in Plants/Viral Coat Proteins: Bibliography-January 91-July 96 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"Descriptors: prunus-domestica; agrobacterium- tumefaciens; plum-pox-potyvirus; genetic- transformation; gene-transfer; genetic-resistance; ..."

4. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"CC: F832 AB: Transferred DNA (T-DNA) from several nopaline-type Ti plasmids of agrobacterium tumefaciens was previously shown to be variable in size due to ..."

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