Transformation in Plants (soil microbiology)
Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer (Transformation) in Plants: Agrobacterium is a phytopathogen that infects plants through wound sites, causing crown gall disease, and is one of the most popular plant transformation tools used in agriculture to date. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the soil pathogen that utilizes its bacterial type IV secretion system for the transfer of its transferred (T)-DNA into the host cells. The genus Agrobacterium consists of different species depending on their disease symptomology and host range. Some of the species of Agrobacterium include A . radiobacter, A. vitis, A. rhizogenes, A. rubi and A. tumefaciens . The organisms of this genus are most notably known as plant transformation tools used in a wide range of host cells. The host range of the bacteria is determined by different bacterial as well as plant factors. Bacterial factors include virulence genes and T-DNA oncogenes, whereas ...