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Agrobacterial Diversity And Competitive Interactions Within An Infected Sunflower, Veronica Mateo
Agrobacterial Diversity And Competitive Interactions Within An Infected Sunflower, Veronica Mateo
Kansas State University Undergraduate Research Conference
Agrobacterial Diversity and Competitive Interactions Within an Infected Sunflower
Veronica E. Mateo, Kansas State University
Faculty Advisor/Mentor: Thomas Platt, Ph.D., tgplatt@ksu.edu
Co-Author(s): Emireth Monarrez, Seward County Community College; Priscila Guzman, Kansas State University; Ashlee Herken, Kansas State University; Teresa Shippy, Kansas State University
Bacterial communities are highly diverse with each being distinct in composition. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a common soilborne plant pathogen. Some A. tumefaciens strains can cause crown gall disease, in which infected plants develop a tumor. This bacterium disrupts the host plant by genetically transforming plant cells thereby manipulating the plant’s physiology to benefit the pathogen. Competitive interactions …