Practice mode Plant Pathology

Crown gall, which produces tumour-like swellings on many dicot plants, is caused by which bacterium?

Correct answer D. Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Explanation

Agrobacterium tumefaciens transfers part of its Ti plasmid DNA into plant cells, causing them to multiply abnormally and form galls, usually at the crown.

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