tobacco mosaic virus

Thân thiện

A scientist examines a tobacco leaf infected with tobacco mosaic virus under a laboratory light.

Definition

Noun: A specific plant virus, extensively researched, that causes a mosaic-like discoloration disease in tobacco plants. It holds historical significance as the first virus ever discovered (in 1892).

Usage

This term is used in scientific, agricultural, and historical contexts to refer to this specific pathogen. * The tobacco mosaic virus is a classic model organism in virology. * Infection by tobacco mosaic virus stunts plant growth and reduces crop yield. * The discovery of tobacco mosaic virus marked the beginning of virology as a scientific field.

Advanced Usage

• As an acronym: Often abbreviated as TMV in scientific literature.
  • The TMV genome consists of a single strand of RNA.

Variants and Related Words

• TMV: The standard acronym for tobacco mosaic virus.
• Tobamovirus: The genus to which tobacco mosaic virus belongs, named after it ().

Synonyms

• TMV (This is an abbreviation, not a true synonym with a different lexical form).

Học thuật

Noun

1. the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tmv