Research Seeds

Utilizing Agrobacterium tumefaciens, which carries out genetic engineering on its own

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I am carrying out research on how to use A. tumefaciens, which has the ability to insert its own DNA into the chromosomes of plants, to develop DNA insertion methods for numerous crops; research to infect plants with A. tumefaciens to create useful substances; and research to alter A. tumefaciens through genetic engineering to give the bacterium new capabilities.

FACULTY RESEARCH ACTIVITY 2020/ Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology
Researcher Masahiro Nogawa
University or institution Shinshu University

Keywords

bacterium, Agrobacterium, plants, useful substances, genetic engineering