Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhizobiales
Prokaryota Superregnum: Bacteria Regnum: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Classis: Alphaproteobacteria Ordo: Rhizobiales

Familia: Rhizobiaceae
Group: Rhizobium/Agrobacterium group
Genus: Agrobacterium
Species: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Strain: Agrobacterium tumefaciens str. C58

Name

Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Smith & Townsend) Conn, 1942

Synonyms

• Basionym
• "Bacterium tumefaciens" Smith & Townsend, 1907, not validly published
• Homotypic
• Pseudomonas tumefaciens - Duggar, 1909
• Phytomonas tumefaciens - Bergey et al., 1923
• Polymonas tumefaciens - Lieske, 1928

Note:: Considered as synonym of Agrobacterium radiobacter according to Sawada et al. (1993).

References

• Conn, H.J. 1942. Validity of the Genus Alcaligenes. Journal of Bacteriology 44: 353–360. DOI: 10.1128/jb.44.3.353-360.19
• Smith, E.F. & Townsend, C.O. 1907. A plant-tumor of baterial origin. Science 25: 671–673. DOI: 10.1126/science.25.643.671 BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Crown Gall
日本語: アグロバクテリウム
中文（简体）: 根癌农杆菌
中文（繁體）: 根癌農桿菌

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