Differentiations in Gene Content and Expression Response to Virulence Induction Between Two Agrobacterium Strains.

ABSTRACT: Agrobacterium tumefaciens is important in biotechnology due to its ability to transform eukaryotic cells. Although the molecular mechanisms have been studied extensively, previous studies were focused on the model strain C58. Consequently, nearly all of the commonly used strains for biotechnology application were derived from C58 and share similar host ranges. To overcome this limitation, better understanding of the natural genetic variation could provide valuable insights. In this study, we conducted comparative analysis between C58 and 1D1609. These two strains belong to different genomospecies within the species complex and have distinct infectivity profiles. Genome comparisons revealed that each strain has >1,000 unique genes in addition to the 4,115 shared genes. Furthermore, t

SUBMITTER: Haryono M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6629968 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature