Lab5

Question 1

Agrobacterium

Answer 1

Soil borne
Bacterial plant pathogen
Causes tumorous growths- grown gall

Question 2

Agrobacterium Characteristics

Answer 2

Related to Rhizobium
Contain Small Chromosome (plasmid)
Ti plasmid (tumor inducing)
Extra genes allow agrobacterium to infect plants

Question 3

Agrobacterium uses

Answer 3

You can replace the T dna and insert what ever gene you would like to put in.