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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Rhizobiaceae > Agrobacterium > Agrobacterium tumefaciens
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens  

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Entry terms

  • Agrobacterium radiobacter
  • Alcaligenes radiobacter
  • Bacillus radiobacter
  • Bacterium radiobacter
  • Bacterium tumefaciens
  • Phytomonas tumefaciens
  • Polymonas tumefaciens
  • Pseudomonas radiobacter
  • Pseudomonas tumefaciens
  • Rhizobium radiobacter

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria isolated from soil and the stems, leafs, and roots of plants. Some biotypes are pathogenic and cause the formation of PLANT TUMORS in a wide variety of higher plants. The species is a major research tool in biotechnology.

History note

  • 2012, 1992-2003

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016960

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