Adsorption of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to Susceptible Potato Tissues: a Physisorption Process
Abstract
Adsorption of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to Susceptible Potato Tissues: a Physisorption Process Daniel A. Kluepfel † and Steven G. Pueppke ‡ * Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 ABSTRACT Adsorption of Agrobacterium tumefaciens cells to potato tuber disks reached equilibrium after coincubation for about 30 min. More than 10% of the number of bacteria bound at equilibrium were adsorbed within 30 s. Adsorption isotherms obtained at three temperatures showed that the heat of adsorption was nearly zero.