Host Range of pTi12 Contained Agrobacterium tumefaciens KU12 Isolated from Korea

pTi-12를 함유한 한국산 Agrobacterium tumefaciens KU12의 숙주범위

In order to investigate the host range of Agrobacterium tumefaciens KU12 containing pTi-12, 28 species of dicotyledonous plants were infected with KU12, A136 without Ti plasmid and A348 containing pTi A6, respectively. KU12 and A348 induced tumor in 20 species and 14 species, respectively. This results showed that KU12 has a wide host range. Therefore, it was confirmed that KU12 and pTi-12 are very useful for developing plant vector system having a broad host range.