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Agrobacteria-Rhizobia Complex

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Agrobacteria-rhizobia complex (ARC) is a diverse group of plant-associated bacteria in the family Rhizobiaceae. This website is created to provide curated information about these bacteria.
Names (https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.003426)
- Agrobacteria
  - Bacteria that cause (or potentially may cause) crown gall or hairy root disease
  - Have (or can have) tumor-inducing plasmids (pTi)
  - A polyphyletic and heterogeneous group that include many species belonging to several different genera (e.g., Agrobacterium, Allorhizobium, Rhizobium)
- Rhizobia
  - Bacteria that induce nodule formation on a legume host and perform nitrogen fixation