agrobacteria

[ag-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh]

plural noun, singular ag·ro·bac·te·ri·um

[-teer-ee-uhm] . Bacteriology.

short rod-shaped aerobic bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium, that cause plant diseases, as crown gall.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see agro-, bacteria

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