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Many of the alpha-proteobacteria are either plant pathogens (for example, Agrobacterium tumefaciens ) or plant commensals (for example, Sinorhizobium meliloti and Zymomonas mobilis ). The close physical association between these bacteria and plants apparently provided an opportunity for lateral transfer of the GshA gene, perhaps more than 300 million years ago.