Editing Agrobacterium (section)

==Genomics==
The ''Agrobacterium'' genome consists of three parts: a circular [[chromosome]], a linear chromosome/[[chromid]], and (in some species) a [[Ti plasmid]].<ref name=genome>{{cite journal |last1=Zhang |first1=Linshuang |last2=Li |first2=Xiangyang |last3=Zhang |first3=Feng |last4=Wang |first4=Gejiao |title=Genomic analysis of Agrobacterium radiobacter DSM 30147T and emended description of A. radiobacter (Beijerinck and van Delden 1902) Conn 1942 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Sawada et al. 1993 |journal=Standards in Genomic Sciences |date=2 January 2014 |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=574–584 |doi=10.4056/sigs.4688352|doi-access=free|pmc=4149017 }}</ref>

The sequencing of the [[genome]]s of several species of ''Agrobacterium'' has permitted the study of the evolutionary history of these organisms and has provided information on the [[gene]]s and systems involved in pathogenesis, biological control and [[symbiosis]]. One important finding is the possibility that [[chromosome]]s are evolving from [[plasmid]]s in many of these bacteria. Another discovery is that the diverse chromosomal structures in this group appear to be capable of supporting both symbiotic and pathogenic lifestyles. The availability of the genome sequences of ''Agrobacterium'' species will continue to increase, resulting in substantial insights into the function and evolutionary history of this group of plant-associated microbes.<ref name= SetubalJC>{{cite book |first1=Joao C. |last1=Setubal |first2=Derek |last2=Wood |first3=Thomas |last3=Burr |first4=Stephen K. |last4=Farrand |first5=Barry S. |last5=Goldman |first6=Brad |last6=Goodner |first7=Leon |last7=Otten |first8=Steven |last8=Slater | name-list-style = vanc |year=2009 |chapter=The Genomics of ''Agrobacterium'': Insights into its Pathogenicity, Biocontrol, and Evolution |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3nySn5qljjMC&pg=PA91 |pages=91–112 |editor1-first=Robert W. |editor1-last=Jackson |title=Plant Pathogenic Bacteria: Genomics and Molecular Biology |publisher=Caister Academic Press |isbn=978-1-904455-37-0}}</ref>