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Can't reveal my source of information but in a few years ago, it was found to 
be
important in research because it caused neoplastic (cancer) tissue growth in 
plants.
It is said to alter the DNA of the tissue.  Doc, I think that's 
A.tumefaciens, the
organism that causes crown gall.  I don't know, maybe A.rhizogenes alters DNA 
too,
or does something to regulate expression of certain genes that are normally 
'turned
off' in mature plants, allowing root generation.  Sorry but I don't know a 
source.
Maybe a lab which supplies researchers would have a supply. I don't expect 
Carolina
Biological Supply, Burlington, NC would have any, but they might steer you in 
the
right direction.  I suspect the ATCC would have it, but I've never personally 
ordered
any cultures from them, and post-9/11, I have a feeling that it may be 
tougher for
individuals to get cultures from them - maybe not Agrobacterium species, but 
I'll
bet human/animal pathogen species are more restricted.  Lucky