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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Rhizobiaceae —bacterium used to transfergenes to other organisms.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Plasmid in Agrobacterium Tumefaciens (ATCC 37349).
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Rather, scientists believe the fibers are created by a bacteria called Agrobacterium, a bacteria used in commercial genetic modification of plants.
Morgellons Disease Could be Caused by Genetically Modified Food 2008
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She and her colleagues found that Agrobacterium transfers DNA between itself and the genome of the infected plant.
Archive 2008-05-01 Peggy 2008
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Her research interests lead to a study of Agrobacterium - bacteria that infect plants.
Archive 2008-05-01 Peggy 2008
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Her research interests lead to a study of Agrobacterium - bacteria that infect plants.
Where is she now? Mary-Dell Chilton Peggy 2008
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She and her colleagues found that Agrobacterium transfers DNA between itself and the genome of the infected plant.
Where is she now? Mary-Dell Chilton Peggy 2008
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Preliminary findings suggest a link between Morgellons Disease and Agrobacterium, a soil bacterium extensively manipulated and used in making GM crops; has genetic engineering created a new epidemic?
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Agrobacterium and Morgellons Disease, A GM Connection? 2008
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The fermentation mixture contains Agrobacterium azotophilum, which is capable of fixing nitrogen (10).
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Other bacterial diseases, but of less importance, are bacterial stem rot (Erwinia cassavae) and Agrobacterium sp.
Chapter 11 1987
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Other reports include Fusarium spp. and Albugo candida, as well as common diseases of Cruciferae such as crown gall, caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and club root, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, the latter in particular from the midwest USA.
Chapter 27 1987
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