{"id":36990,"date":"2020-08-14T07:38:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T07:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=36990"},"modified":"2023-11-20T06:29:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T06:29:24","slug":"agrobacterium-tumefaciens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/agrobacterium-tumefaciens\/","title":{"rendered":"Agrobacterium tumefaciens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A naturally occurring bacterium that is capable of inserting its DNA (genetic information) into plants, resulting in a type of injury to the plant known as crown gall. Among others, Monsanto Company has developed a way to stop Agrobacterium tumefaciens from causing crown gall, while maintaining its ability to insert DNA into plant cells, and now uses Agrobacterium tumefaciens as a vehicle to insert desired genes into plants (e.g., the gene causing overproduction of CP4 EPSP synthase, thus conferring resistance to glyphosate-containing herbicide).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-jlmyk-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm gizmo:pb-9 dark:bg-gray-800 gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-33\">\n<div class=\"p-4 gizmo:py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl } group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gizmo:w-full lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full gap-3 gizmo:gap-0\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c780f81f-92e5-4fd3-8c6b-b22d6e7becd2\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A type of bacteria belonging to the Rhizobiaceae family, characterized as small, gram-negative, aerobic, and flagellated rods. 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