agrobacterium

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What does agrobacterium mean?

A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.

Where does agrobacterium come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros Proto-Hellenic *agrós Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γρός (ăgrós) Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactērium taxonomic name Agrobacteriumbor. English agrobacterium Borrowed from taxonomic name Agrobacterium. By surface analysis, agro- + bacterium.

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