In addition to its plasmid DNA, Agrobacterium tumefaciens can transfer its chromosomal DNA to plant genomes.
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Gelvin, S. Agrobacterium-mediated DNA transfer, and then some. Nat Biotechnol 26, 998–1000 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0908-998
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