Q. Which of the following bacterium causes crown gall disease in plants?
Answer: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Notes: Crown gall is a disease caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens (synonym Rhizobium radiobacter), which enters the plant through wounds in roots or stems and stimulates the plant tissues to grow in a disorganized way, producing swollen galls. As the disease progresses, plants lose vigour and may eventually die. In science of Biotechnology, it is considered as natural engineer.
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