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agrobacteria
[ ag-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
plural noun
, Bacteriology.
, singular ag·ro·bac·te·ri·um [ag-roh-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].
- short rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of agrobacteria1
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Example Sentences
Initially the genes are transferred to agrobacteria, increasingly used in genetic engineering because they can transfer DNA between themselves and plants.
From BBC
More often, however, scientists use microbes called agrobacteria, which Pauls calls “natural genetic engineers” because of their behavior in the wild.
From Washington Post
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