Written by: Becky Anderson Published by: David Santos What is Agrobacterium rhizogenes? Agrobacterium rhizogenes, also currently known as Rhizobium rhizogenes (1), is a Gram-negative, rod shaped, pathogenic bacteria (2) (Figure 1). A. rhizogenes lives in the rhizosphere, which is where the name derived (rhiza a root and gennao to make or to produce; hence, rhizogenes or root-producing). […]
