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Which one of the following bacteria is used for production of transgenic plants ?

A

Escherichia coli

B

Pseudomonas

C

Staphylococcus aureus

D

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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D
Plant cells do not have endogeneous plasmids. The plasmid vectors used for plant cell transformation are mostly based on Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid. These are plant pathogenic Gram positive soil bacteria which cause crown gall disease of dicot plants.
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