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Mosaic virus

Definition

noun, plural: mosaic viruses

A plant virus that causes a characteristic speckled appearance (due to mottling and discoloration) in leaves.


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Examples of species are the plum pox virus and the tobacco mosaic virus.


Word origin: mosaic + virus.

See also: mosaic disease

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What is the first isolated virus? Who isolated it?

... I can't say for sure...but according to my notebook, the first isolated virus is TMV [Tobacco Mosaic Virus] by Martinus Beinjerick, Netherland. (I forgot the year he isolated it).

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