Agrobacterium

Agrobacterium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Rhizobiaceae
Genus:	Agrobacterium; Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Type species
	Agrobacterium radiobacter; (Smith and Townsend 1907) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species
	"Agrobacterium albertimagni" Salmassi et al. 2002; Agrobacterium arsenijevicii Kuzmanović et al. 2019; "Agrobacterium bohemicum" Zahradnik et al. 2018; Agrobacterium cavarae Flores-Félix et al. 2020; "Agrobacterium deltaense" Yan et al. 2017; Agrobacterium fabacearum Delamuta et al. 2020; "Agrobacterium fabrum" Lassalle et al. 2011; Agrobacterium larrymoorei Bouzar and Jones 2001; Agrobacterium nepotum (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016; Agrobacterium pusense (Panday et al. 2011) Mousavi et al. 2016; Agrobacterium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980); Agrobacterium rosae Kuzmanović et al. 2019; Agrobacterium rubi (Hildebrand 1940) Starr and Weiss 1943; Agrobacterium salinitolerans Yan et al. 2017; Agrobacterium skierniewicense (Puławska et al. 2012) Mousavi et al. 2016; Agrobacterium tumefaciens;
Synonyms
	Polymonas Lieske 1928;

Agrobacterium is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria established by H. J. Conn that uses horizontal gene transfer to cause tumors in plants. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the most commonly studied species in this genus. Agrobacterium is well known for its ability to transfer DNA between itself and plants, and for this reason it has become an important tool for genetic engineering.

^ Buchanan RE (1965). "Proposal for rejection of the generic name Polymonas Lieske 1928". International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy. 15 (1): 43–44. doi:10.1099/00207713-15-1-43.