Agrobacterium Definition
ăgrō-băk-tîrē-əm
agrobacterium
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.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- genus Agrobacterium
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae — Gram-negative bacteria that transfer genes to plants.
Wiktionary
Origin of Agrobacterium
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From agro- + bacterium.
From Wiktionary
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