Rhizobium radiobacter (Beijerinck & van Delden, 1902)
(Crown Gall - causative organism)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism)
GenusRhizobium (nitrogen-fixing bacteria)
FamilyRHIZOBIACEAE (crown galls)
OrderRHIZOBIALES (an order of Alphaproteobacteria)
ClassALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA (alpha proteobacteria)
PhylumPROTEOBACTERIA (proteobacteria)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism) :
1: Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
25 Jan 2009 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
gall on Sequoia sempervirens cv ’Cantab’
Image 1: Galled branch
2: Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism)
19 Apr 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galled Sallow branches and trunk
Image 1: Cankered major branchesImage 2: Galled branchesImage 3: Galled branches (2)Image 4: Galled branches (3)Image 5: Galled branches (4)Image 6: Old gall (right) on fallen twig
3: Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism)
14 Apr 2005 OSGR: SZ39 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Galled axillary buds on Rose stem
Image 1: Galls on rose stem - enlargedImage 2: Galls on rose stem - enlarged (2)Image 3: Galls on rose stem - TS - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Agrobacterium tumefaciens en.wikipedia.org/Agrobacterium_tumefaciens
Hayward, A.C. & Waterston, J.M. 1965 Agrobacterium tumefaciens I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 42.

Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 37 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizobium radiobacter (Crown Gall - causative organism)

Fomerly known as Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

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