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The bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium are well known as gene vectors for plant cells. In this chapter I shall discuss the following items: (1) the growth properties of different Agrobacterium strains; (2) methods for the introduction of DNA into Agrobacterium; (3) rescue of plasmids via cointegration; (4) gene replacement.
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Hooykaas, P.J.J. (1989). Agrobacterium molecular genetics. In: Gelvin, S.B., Schilperoort, R.A., Verma, D.P.S. (eds) Plant Molecular Biology Manual. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0951-9_4
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