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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].
  1. 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

From New Latin; agro-, bacteria
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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.

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