Gene transfer from bacteria to plants was thought to be limited to the bacterial genus Agrobacterium. But other bacterial groups also contain species capable of interkingdom genetic exchange.
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Gelvin, S. Gene exchange by design. Nature 433, 583–584 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/433583a
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