agrobacteria

[ ag-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]

plural noun,singular ag·ro·bac·te·ri·um [ag-roh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]. /ˌæg roʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Bacteriology.
  1. short rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall.

Origin of agrobacteria

1
From New Latin; see origin at agro-, bacteria

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