title: Agrobacterium rhizogenes as a vector for transforming higher plants.
abstract: Agrobacterium rhizogenes is a natural vector for genetically transforming higher plants. A protocol is given for using this system to insert foreign genes into host plants. Improvements currently being developed in several laboratories are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Versailles, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tepfer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casse-Delbart
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D010957:Plasmids; D012231:Rhizobium / Q000235:genetics*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial