agrobacteria

American  

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

plural noun

Bacteriology.

agrobacterium singular

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

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Etymology

Origin of agrobacteria

From New Latin; see origin at agro-, bacteria

Example Sentences

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agrobacteria agrobacterium

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

Due to agrobacterium which are nitrogen fixers, plants benefit from an endless supply of nitrogen; soils benefit from being naturally fertilized and bacteria benefit from using photosynthates from plants.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In crops, for example, scientists used agrobacterium, a bacterium that can infect plants.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2017

And because this kit relies on agrobacterium, the report says, an individual customer could be legally obligated to seek a permit from APHIS.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 15, 2015

Often, they recruit a rather unique and almost uncannily convenient microbe known as agrobacterium tumefaciens, which evolved to inject genetic material into plants to aid infection.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 3, 2013