Agrobacterium tumefaciens

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Agrobacterium_tumefaciens
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:arrangedFor single or in pairs
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 1
gptkbp:cause gptkb:crown_gall_disease
gptkbp:cellWallComponent lipopolysaccharide
gptkbp:class gptkb:Alphaproteobacteria
gptkbp:describedYear 1907
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Erwin_Frink_Smith
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rhizobiaceae
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom plant tumors
gptkbp:flagella peritrichous
gptkbp:form biofilms
gptkbp:genomeSize ~5.7 Mb
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Agrobacterium
gptkbp:gramStain Gram-negative
gptkbp:growthTemperature 28°C
gptkbp:habitat soil
gptkbp:hasNonpathogenicStrain gptkb:NT1
gptkbp:hasPathogenicStrain C58
gptkbp:hostedBy plants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Agrobacterium tumefaciens
gptkbp:infects dicotyledonous plants
gptkbp:inhibitedBy gptkb:acetosyringone
gptkbp:metabolism chemoorganotroph
gptkbp:modelOrganismFor horizontal gene transfer
gptkbp:motility motile
gptkbp:notableFor natural genetic engineer
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rhizobiales
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement aerobic
gptkbp:pathogenicTo phytopathogen
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:plasmid gptkb:Ti_plasmid
gptkbp:referenceGenome NC_003062
gptkbp:reproduction binary fission
gptkbp:resistantTo gptkb:antibiotic
gptkbp:sensitivity streptomycin
gptkbp:shape rod-shaped
gptkbp:symptom tumor-like growths on plants
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Rhizobium_radiobacter
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:T-DNA
gptkbp:transfersDNAto plant cells
gptkbp:typeStrain C58
gptkbp:usedFor genetic transformation of plants
gptkbp:usedIn plant biotechnology
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
transgenic plant production
gptkbp:uses plant genetic engineering
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gene_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5