Associations to the word «Agrobacterium»

Wiktionary

AGROBACTERIUM, noun. A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
AGROBACTERIUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae   — Gram-negative bacteria that transfer genes to plants.
AGROBACTERIUM RHIZOGENES, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Rhizobioaceae   — a soil bacterium that causes hairy root disease.

Dictionary definition

AGROBACTERIUM, noun. Small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems.

Wise words

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