AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA) · 1971 · 46 citations · 0 references
AgriculturePlant BiologyPlant SciencesBacteriologyPlant-microbe InteractionsSoil MicrobiologyPathogen IsolationRhizosphere BiologyRhizosphere ColonizationRhizosphere InteractionsRhizosphere MicrobiologyRoot-microbe InteractionsAgrobacterium TumefaciensPlant - Bacterium InteractionsReference StrainsRhizosphere Bacterial CommunitiesRhizosphere PathogensSoil-borne Bacterial Pathogens
This paper presents recent information on the biology of Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and outlines techniques for isolating and studying the bacterium. Data are presented indicating that A. tumefaciens is a soil inhabitant. The organism was isolated in 18 of 28 California soils, including soils not known to support host plants, and appears to be a rhizosphere organism. In vitro experiments showed that the bacterial cells aggregated around roots of various plants.