Agrobacterium

See also: agrobacterium

Translingual

Agrobacterium tumefaciens infecting a carrot cell

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin agro- + bacterium.

Proper noun

Agrobacterium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae – Gram-negative bacteria that transfer genes to plants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Alpha Proteobacteria - class; Rhizobiales - order; Rhizobiaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Agrobacterium radiobacter, Agrobacterium rhizogenes, Agrobacterium rubi, Agrobacterium tumefaciens (species)

Further reading

Agrobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Agrobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Agrobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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