Agrobacterium Tumefaciens Interactions With Mangifera Indica

Young mango plant Young growing seed Push from the tumbling mess of weed And gain the sunshine, gain the air- Gain the microbe -but beware! There lurks one special microbe here Awaiting cuts and scrapes He enters wounds and then insists The host cell replicate By conjugating with a plant, He crosses all the lines And forces all your cells to make The food of his design You’ll replicate incessantly And form a barky ball Abnormal growth for all to see From one microbe so small! Your kingdom is his kingdom, Though he never was invited Genome contaminated When he thinks he is a virus Beware this little microbe Who seems to’ve lost his senses Keep growing, but when cut Prepare to booster your defenses