Agrobacterium Protocols, 2d ed.: Vol. 1.1588295362 Agrobacterium protocols, 2d ed.; v.1. Ed. by Kan Wang. Humana Press Inc. 2006 484 pages $135.00 Hardcover Methods in molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller ; 343 QR82 Agrobacterium tumefaciens Noun 1. Agrobacterium tumefaciens - the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants bacteria species - a species of bacteria Agrobacterium, genus Agrobacterium - small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems is a soil bacterium bacterium /bac·te·ri·um/ (bak-ter´e-um) pl. bacte´ria [L.] in general, any of the unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms that commonly multiply by cell division, lack a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and possess a cell that has long been known to cause plant crown gall disease. Three decades ago, it was discovered that the pathogen Pathogen Any agent capable of causing disease. The term pathogen is usually restricted to living agents, which include viruses, rickettsia, bacteria, fungi, yeasts, protozoa, helminths, and certain insect larval stages. could deliver DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. to plant cells and permanently alter the plant genome, and scientists immediately realized the potential of using it to transform plants both for basic research and for agricultural development. When the 1995 first edition appeared only a handful of plants could be routinely fixed, but over the past decade, applications have spread to many other plants, including monocotyledon crop species, which had been reluctant, and to non-plant species including bacteria, fungi, and mammalian cells. Plant scientists from around the world detail the current laboratory procedures for research. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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