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What is TransBacter?

April 26, 2017transbacter

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What is TransBacter?

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TransBacter is a collective name given to non-pathogenic bacteria that have been modified to be able to replace Agrobacterium in plant transformation processes. To date we have shown, using modified plasmids, that three species of bacteria, Sinorhizobium meliloti, Mesorhizobium loti, and Rhizobium sp. NGR234 are able to transfer genes to plants under certain circumstances. TransBacter strains have been made available to the scientific community through a BiOS License. To use TransBacter strains you must agree to the terms of the BiOS Plant Enabling Technology License (info). By using TransBacter it may be possible to circumvent the current licensing thicket involved with using Agrobacterium for plant transformation (see Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Plants Technology Landscape for more information).