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