ðə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi, kˈɔːld tɹænsbˈæktɚɹ ɪnvˈɑːlvd jˈuːzɪŋ θɹˈiː tˈæksᵻz ʌv bᵻnˈaɪn plˈæntɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd bæktˈɪɹiə mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd wɪððə dʒˈiːntɹˈænsfɜː kəmpˈoʊnənts fɹʌm ˌæɡɹəbɐktˈɪɹiəm, tʊ ɪfˈɪʃəntli tɹˈænsfɜː dʒˈiːnz tə daɪvˈɜːs kɹˈɑːp spˈiːsiːz.
The technology, called Transbacter involved using three taxes of benign plant-associated bacteria modified with the gene-transfer components from Agrobacterium, to efficiently transfer genes to diverse crop species.