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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 smile.gif
i don't know other examples

-strawberry-