Translingual

Agrobacterium tumefaciens infecting a carrot cell

Proper noun

Agrobacterium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae – Gram-negative bacteria that transfer genes to plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Alpha Proteobacteria - class; Rhizobiales - order; Rhizobiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agrobacterium radiobacter, Agrobacterium rhizogenes, Agrobacterium rubi, Agrobacterium tumefaciens (species)

English

Agrobacterium tumefaciens infecting a carrot cell

A gall caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens infection

Noun

agrobacterium ‎(plural agrobacteria)

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

Translations

See also

• agrobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• agrobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies