A case of promiscuity: Agrobacterium's endless hunt for new partners

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a phytopathogenic bacterium that induces the ‘crown gall’ disease in plants by transfer and integration of a segment of its tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid DNA into the genome of numerous plant species that represent most of the higher plant families. Recently, it has been s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in genetics 2006, Vol.22 (1), p.29-37
Hauptverfasser:	Lacroix, Benoît, Tzfira, Tzvi, Vainstein, Alexander, Citovsky, Vitaly
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agrobacterium tumefaciens Biological and medical sciences DNA, Bacterial - genetics Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genetic Engineering Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution Humans Molecular and cellular biology Plant Diseases - genetics Plant Diseases - microbiology Rhizobium - genetics Rhizobium - pathogenicity Species Specificity Transformation, Genetic
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