Plant Cancer - (Mar/10/2007 )
Hi all,
Has anyone heard of plant that develops cancer? plant tumor...
Thank you!
Regards,
Wllmch
-wllmch-
Well, there is Agrobacterium tumefaciens is an example of a bacterium that induces tumors or cancerous growth in plants. The mechanism of induction is the transfer of a tumor inducing plasmid.
-perneseblue-
yes, this is famous
i don't know other examples
-strawberry-