Root colonization by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is reduced in cel, attB, attD, and attR mutants.

doi:10.1128/AEM.64.7.2341-2345.1998

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Root colonization by Agrobacterium tumefaciens is reduced in cel, attB, attD, and attR mutants.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jul 1998

Matthysse A G, McMahan S

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Root colonization by Agrobacterium tumefaciens was measured by using tomato and Arabidopsis thaliana roots dipped in a bacterial suspension and planted in soil. Wild-type bacteria showed extensive growth on tomato roots; the number of bacteria increased from 10(3) bacteria/cm of root length at th...

Topics

Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Arabidopsis
Bacterial Adhesion
Colony Count, Microbial
Solanum lycopersicum
Mutation
Plant Roots

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