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Crown Gall: A Model System for Genetic Manipulation of Higher Plants

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Plant Cell Culture in Crop Improvement

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The recent knowledge of the plant disease crown gall — caused by the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens — has led to the recognition of this phenomenon as a model system for transformation of plants, e.g. to provide plants with foreign DNA.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, State University of Leiden, Wassenaarseweg 64, 2333 AL, Leiden, The Netherlands

    G. J. Wullems, F. A. Krens, G. Ooms & R. A. Schilperoort

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Wullems, G.J., Krens, F.A., Ooms, G., Schilperoort, R.A. (1983). Crown Gall: A Model System for Genetic Manipulation of Higher Plants. In: Sen, S.K., Giles, K.L. (eds) Plant Cell Culture in Crop Improvement. Basic Life Sciences, vol 22. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4379-0_27

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