Molecular factors that influence host range and virulence of A. tumefaciens

Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a common soil bacterium that causes crown gall disease on many dicotyledonous plant species. It has been exploited for use in genetic engineering because it is able to promote transfer of any DNA segment to plant chromosomes. Many molecular factors in both the plant and...

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Main Author: Castle, Linda A.
Other Authors: Morris, Roy O.
Language:en_US
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/37381