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Transformation of the Cereals Using Agrobacterium

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The evolved gene transfer mechanism of Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the transformation method of choice. Its use is simple, gene transfers are precise and result in permanent genetic changes. The range of species known to be infected by this organism has grown from an original group of dicot plants known to produce galls after infection (1), to include many other species that exhibit little or no gall formation.

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  1. Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

    Jean Gould

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Gould, J. (1997). Transformation of the Cereals Using Agrobacterium . In: Tuan, R.S. (eds) Recombinant Gene Expression Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 62. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-480-1:491

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