What does "agrobacterium" mean?

A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.

What is a synonym for "agrobacterium"?

Common synonyms include: genus agrobacterium.

Agrobacterium

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Noun

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A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.

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genus agrobacterium

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"That revelation came as Chilton was studying a plant infection called crown gall. Caused by a bacterium called Agrobacterium tumefaciens, crown galls are ugly lumps of prolific plant cell growth."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Agrobacterium. By surface analysis, agro- + bacterium.

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