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Agrobacterium Agrobacterium: From Biology to Biotechnology Edited by Tzvi Tzfira Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Vitaly Citovsky Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology State University of New York Stony Brook, NY, USA Editors Tzvi Tzfira Vitaly Citovsky Department of Molecular, Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Developmental Biology Cell Biology University of Michigan State University of New York 830 N. University Ave. Stony Brook, NY 11792-5215 4071D Natural Science Building USA Ann A rbor, MI 48109-1048 vitaly [email protected] USA ttzfira @umich.edu ISBN: 978-0-387-72289-4 e-ISBN: 978-0-387-72290-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007942364 (cid:164) 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connec- tion with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com We dedicate this book to our families and Alla Z. Contributing Authors Roni Aloni Monica T. Britton Department of Plant Sciences Department of Plant Sciences Tel Aviv University University of California Tel Aviv 69978 One Shields Ave Israel Davis, CA 95616 USA Krishnamohan Atmakuri Thomas Burr Department of Microbiology and Department of Plant Pathology Molecular Genetics Cornell University University of Texas Medical Geneva, NY 14456 School at Houston USA 6431 Fannin street Houston, TX 77030 Peter J. Christie USA Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Lois M. Banta University of Texas Medical Department of Biology School at Houston Williams College 6431 Fannin street Williamstown, MA 01267 Houston, TX 77030 USA USA Andrew N. Binns Vitaly Citovsky Department of Biology and Plant Department of Biochemistry and Sciences Institute Cell Biology University of Pennsylvania State University of New York Philadelphia, PA 19104 Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA USA viii Contributing Authors Abhaya M. Dandekar San Marcos, CA 92096 Department of Plant Sciences USA University of California Clay Fuqua One Shields Ave Department of Biology Davis, CA 95616 Indiana University USA Bloomington, IN 47405 USA Sylvie De Buck Department of Plant Systems Stanton B. Gelvin Biology Department of Biological Flanders Interuniversity Institute Sciences for Biotechnology Purdue University Ghent University, Technolo- West Lafayette, IN 47907 giepark 927 USA B-9052 Gent Belgium Barry S. Goldman Monsanto Company Ann Depicker 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard Department of Plant Systems St. Louis, MO 63167 Biology USA Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Brad W. Goodner Ghent University, Technolo- Hiram College giepark 927 Department of Biology B-9052 Gent Hiram, OH 44234 Belgium USA G. Paul H. van Heusden Michael Elbaum Department of Molecular and Department of Materials and Developmental Genetics Interface Institute of Biology Weizmann Institute of Science Leiden University Rehovot 76100 Wassenaarseweg 64, Israel 2333 AL Leiden The Netherlands Matthew A. Escobar Department of Biological Barbara Hohn Sciences FMI for Biomedical Research California State University Maulbeerstrasse 66 San Marcos CH-4058 Basel 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road Switzerland Contributing Authors ix Paul J.J. Hooykaas Maywa Montenegro Department of Molecular and Department of Biology Developmental Genetics Williams College Institute of Biology Williamstown, MA 01267 Leiden University USA Wassenaarseweg 64, 2333 AL Leiden Eugene W. Nester The Netherlands Department of Microbiology University of Washington Box 357242 Benoît Lacroix Seattle, WA 98195-7242 Department of Biochemistry and USA Cell Biology State University of New York Carol Nottenburg Stony Brook, NY 11794 Cougar Patent Law USA Seattle, WA USA Yi-Han Lin Center for Fundamental and Léon Otten Applied Molecular Evolution Institut de Biologie Moléculaire Departments of Chemistry and des Plantes Biology Rue du Général Zimmer 12 Emory University 67084 Strasbourg Atlanta, GA 30322 France USA Walt Ream Department of Microbiology David G. Lynn Oregon State University Center for Fundamental and Corvallis, OR 97331 Applied Molecular Evolution USA Departments of Chemistry and Biology Carolina Roa Rodríguez Emory University Australian National University Atlanta, GA 30322 Canberra, ACT USA Australia Kathrine H. Madsen Peter Sandøe Danish Institute of Agricultural Royal Veterinary and Agricul- Sciences tural University Research Centre Flakkebjerg Rolighedsvej 25 DK-4200 Slagelse DK-1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark Denmark x Contributing Authors João C. Setubal Tzvi Tzfira Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Department of Molecular, Cellu- and Department of Computer lar and Developmental Biology Science The University of Michigan Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ann Arbor, MI 4810 and State University Bioinfor- USA matics 1, Box 0477 Blacksburg, VA 24060-0477 Cornelia I. Ullrich Institute of Botany, Steven C. Slater Darmstadt University of Tech- Arizona State University nology The Biodesign Institute and De- Schnittspahnstr. 3 partment of Applied Biological 64287 Darmstadt Sciences Germany 7001 E. Williams Field Road Mesa, AZ 85212 USA Catharine E. White Department of Microbiology Jalal Soltani Cornell University Department of Molecular and Ithaca, NY 14853 Developmental Genetics USA Institute of Biology Leiden University Stephen C. Winans Wassenaarseweg 64, Department of Microbiology 2333 AL Leiden Cornell University The Netherlands Ithaca, NY 14853 USA Ernö Szegedi Research Institute for Viticulture Pieter Windels and Enology Pioneer Hi-Bred International P.O. Box 25, 6000 Avenue des Arts 44 Kecskemét B-1040 Brussels Hungary Belgium Nobukazu Tanaka Center for Gene Science Derek W. Wood Hiroshima University Department of Biology Kagamiyama 1-4-2 Seattle Pacific University Higashi-Hiroshim 3307 3rd Ave W., suite 205 Hiroshima 739-8527 Seattle, WA 98119 Japan USA Contributing Authors xi John M. Young Alicja Ziemienowicz Landcare Research Department of Molecular Private Bag 92170 Genetics Auckland Faculty of Biochemistry, Bio- New Zealand physics and Biotechnology Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 7 30-387 Krakow Poland Table of Contents Dedication v Contributing Authors vii Preface xxix Acknowledgme nts xxxiii Chapter 1 Agrobacterium: a disease-causing bacterium 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Strain classification 2 1.2 The infection process 3 2 Agrobacterium hostrange 4 3 Diversity of natural isolates 5 3.1 Strain diversity 5 3.2 pTi and pRi plasmid diversity 6 3.2.1 Opine classification 6 3.2.2 Incompatibility 8 3.3 T-DNA diversity 9 3.4 Other ecologically significant plasmids 11 4 Sources of infection and control of crown gall disease 12 4.1 Diagnostic methods 13 4.2 Soil as a potential source of infection 14 4.3 Propagating material as a source of infection 16 4.4 Selection for pathogen-free plant material: the grapevine story 17 4.5 Production of Agrobacterium-free plant material 19 4.6 Biological control 20 4.7 Selection and breeding for crown gall-resistant crops 23 4.8 Introduction of crown gall resistance by genetic engineering 24
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