Cellulose-minus mutants ofAgrobacterium tumefaciens retain virulence but can be removed from wound sites by washing with water. Washing of BryophyUum diagremontiana leaves inoculated with a cellulose-minus mutant was used to determine the minimum time the bacteria must be present for tumor induction. This time was 4 to 8 h.
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