Agrobacterium infection and plant defense – transformation success hangs by a thread
The value of Agrobacterium tumefaciens for plant molecular biologists cannot be appreciated enough. This soil-borne pathogen has the unique capability to transfer DNA into plant systems. Gene transfer involves both bacterial and host factors, and it is the orchestration of these factors that determi...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Plant Science |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2013.00519/full |