There was something new and peculiar about the way Agrobacterium tumefaciens worked: a bacteria transfers its DNA to the cells of a plant, which incorporates that DNA into its own genome and develops a tumor that produces nutrients for the bacteria.
El funcionamiento de Agrobacterium tumefaciens presentaba una curiosa novedad: una bacteria le transfiere su ADN a las células de una planta, que incorporan ese ADN en su propio genoma y desarrollan un tumor que produce nutrientes para la bacteria.