agrobacteria

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ag′rō bak tērē ə)


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ag•ro•bac•te•ri•a  (ag′rō bak tērē ə),USA pronunciation n.pl., sing. -te•ri•um (-tērē əm).USA pronunciation [Bacteriol.]
  1. Microbiologyshort rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall.
  • Neo-Latin; see agro-, bacteria


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