Question: Describe how the following bacterial species interact with their target host cells:
a) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
b) Vibrio cholerae
Answer: Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a common soil bacterium that causes crown gall disease of a wide range of dicotyledonous (broad-leaved) plants, especially members of the rose family such as apple, pear, peach, cherry, almond, raspberry and roses. Basically, the bacterium transfers part of its DNA to the plant host, and this DNA becomes stably integrated into the plant’s genome, which when expressed causes the production of tumours and associated changes in plant metabolism....(short extract)
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- Subject: Biological Sciences
- Course: Botany
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: Not available
- Words: 2084
- Date submitted: March 17, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1028
