Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain and derivatives thereof
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsJames G. Thomson, Diaa F. Alabed
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to novel disarmed Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains, uses of these disarmed Agrobacterium strains, and kits comprising such disarmed Agrobacterium strains. The disarmed Agrobacterium strains are effective for the transformation of plant, fungal, or algae cells. The Agrobacterium strains are very effective for the transformation of citrus plant cells.
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A disarmed Agrobacterium strain 1416G having ATCC deposit No. PTA-127288, or a derivative thereof.
A symbiont or symbiont-forming inoculum comprising Agrobacterium strain 1416 and any one of disarmed Agrobacterium strains 1416G, 1416G-NBR3, 1416Gr, or 1416G carrying a polynucleotide of interest;
- or comprising a disarmed Agrobacterium strain 1416G, 1416G-NBR3, 1416Gr, or 1416Gt carrying any synthetic transfer DNA comprising a polynucleotide of interest and a phytohormone gene polynucleotide.
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