Agrobacterium radiobacter is the type species of the genus Agrobacterium. It was formerly incorrectly synonymized with Agrobacterium tumefaciens.[1] Unlike other members of its genus, it does not harbor a tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid, and is hence not pathogenic to plants. This species is widely found in soil, in plant rhizospheres, and in human clinical specimens.[3]
| Agrobacterium radiobacter | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Rhizobiaceae |
| Genus: | Agrobacterium |
| Species: | A. radiobacter
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrobacterium radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980)
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 19358[1][a] | |
One strain of A. radiobacter, strain K1026, has been used as a biopesticide on stone fruit (such as cherries and plums), nut trees, and ornamentals to protect them from crown gall disease.[4] A. radiobacter produces agrocin 84, a type of bacteriocin, that inhibits the growth of Agrobacterium tumefaciens which causes the disease.[5]
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edit- ^ a b Arahal, David R.; Bull, Carolee T.; Busse, Hans-Jürgen; Christensen, Henrik; Chuvochina, Maria; Dedysh, Svetlana N.; Fournier, Pierre-Edouard; Konstantinidis, Konstantinos T.; Parker, Charles T.; Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Ventosa, Antonio; Göker, Markus (27 April 2023). "Judicial Opinions 123–127". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 72 (12). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.005708. hdl:10261/295959. PMID 36748499.
- ^ "Species: Agrobacterium radiobacter". lpsn.dsmz.de.
- ^ Zhang, Linshuang; Li, Xiangyang; Zhang, Feng; Wang, Gejiao (2 January 2014). "Genomic analysis of Agrobacterium radiobacter DSM 30147T and emended description of A. radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sawada et al. 1993". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 9 (3): 574–584. doi:10.4056/sigs.4688352. PMC 4149017.
- ^ "Agrobacterium radiobacter strain K1026 (006474) Fact Sheet" (PDF). US Environmental Protection Agency.
- ^ Barbara A McCardell, C F Pootjes (1976). "Chemical Nature of Agrocin 84 and Its Effect on a Virulent Strain of Agrobacterium tumefaciens". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 10 (3): 498–502. doi:10.1128/aac.10.3.498. PMC 429778. PMID 984792.