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crown gall
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crown gall
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A widespread disease of numerous plants caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens and characterized by formation of galls especially at the junction of root and stem.
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Noun1.crown gall - a bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the ground
plant disease - a disease that affects plants
hairy root - a phase of crown gall (especially in apples) during which there is abnormal development of fine fibrous roots


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It was done with Agrobacterium tumefaciens, a naturally occurring pathogenic bacterium capable of transferring its DNA to the cells of host plants and forming crown galls.
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