agrobacterium
agrobacterium · agrobacteria
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the…A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
» The DNA that Agrobacterium inserts into plant cells instructs its host to make food for the bacteria.
Meaning
1 sensesA soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
More definitions
- small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
Examples
1 sentencesThe DNA that Agrobacterium inserts into plant cells instructs its host to make food for the bacteria.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from taxonomic name Agrobacterium. By surface analysis, agro- + bacterium.Borrowed from taxonomic name Agrobacterium. By surface analysis, agro- + bacterium.
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Forms
plural: agrobacteria| Singular | agrobacterium |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems:genus Agrobacterium
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedagrobacterial
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular