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agrobacteria

American  
[ag-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌæg roʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

Bacteriology.

singular

agrobacterium

  1. short rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall.

Etymology

Origin of agrobacteria

From New Latin; see origin at agro-, bacteria

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More often, however, scientists use microbes called agrobacteria, which Pauls calls “natural genetic engineers” because of their behavior in the wild.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2012

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