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Induction of virulence response in Agrobacterium tumefaciens by tissue explants of various plant species

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Forty-four plant species belonging to different taxa were tested for their ability to induce the expression of the virulence E gene in Agrobacterium tumefaciens containing virE:lacZ fusion constructs. With the exception of 6 algae, one fern and 2 monocots, tissue explants of all other plants (2 Algae, 3 Bryophytes, 2 Pteridophytes, 15 Gymnosperms, 8 Monocots and 5 Dicots) induced the expression of the virE gene as detected by the presence of β-galactosidase activity in the bacteria.

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Abbreviations

AS:

acetosyringone

vir :

virulence genes

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  1. Susan Primich-Zachwieja

    Present address: DeKalb Plant Genetics, Eastern Point Road, 06340, Groton, CT, USA

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  1. Department of Plant Biology, University of New Hampshire, 03824, Durham, NH, USA

    Susan Primich-Zachwieja & Subhash C. Minocha

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Communicated by A. R. Gould

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Primich-Zachwieja, S., Minocha, S.C. Induction of virulence response in Agrobacterium tumefaciens by tissue explants of various plant species. Plant Cell Reports 10, 545–549 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00232508

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