mediated transformation

A soil bacterium used in biotechnology to transfer genes to plant cells as a result of its ability to naturally transfer DNA into a plant host.

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 hig [..]

A genus of bacteria that researchers can use to transfer DNA to plants.  Agrobacterium tumefaciens can infect plants and cause crown gall disease – a tumerous growth at the base of plants.  The DNA transfer occurs naturally during the crown gall disease, and can be used as a method of transformation.

An aerobic, oxidase-positive, gram-negative bacillus that produces nonpigmented to light beige colonies. Some colonies may be mucoid due to the production of a slime capsule by the organism. It is iso [..]

A common soil bacterium that causes crown gall disease by transferring some of its DNA to the plant host. Scientists alter Agrobacterium so that it no longer causes the disease but is still able to tr [..]

A bacterium that is used for plant genetic engineering.

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)

An aerobic, oxidase-positive, gram-negative bacillus that produces nonpigmented to light beige colonies. Some colonies may be mucoid due to the production of a slime capsule by the organism. It is isolated from plants and soil. It is primarily a plant pathogen and has not been reported as a cause of human infections. Agrobacterium tumefaciens A