Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals different responses of Arabidopsis thaliana roots and shoots to infection by Agrobacterium tumefaciens in a hydroponic co-cultivation system

Agrobacterium tumefaciens - Arabidopsis thaliana provides an excellent model system to study bacterial pathogenesis and plant interactions. It is well established that, upon recognizing plant-derived signals, A. tumefaciens activates its virulence programing, culminated by the transfer and integration of T-DNA into the plant genome. However, the initial signaling and response of the plant host during A. tumefaciens -plant interactions is less …