title: Isolation and cultivation of Agrobacterium species from natural sources.
abstract: Selected species of the genus Agrobacterium have been extensively studied in the laboratory, but far less is known regarding their natural distribution. Agrobacterium can be isolated from a variety of environments, but identifying the bacteria is challenging and involves physiological assays as well as molecular diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rebecca Morton
authors.forename: Clay
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuqua
mesh_terms: D060054:Agrobacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000379:methods*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000382:microbiology; D010941:Plant Tumors / Q000382:microbiology; D012988:Soil Microbiology