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tobacco mosaic virus

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Definition of TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS

:  a single-stranded RNA virus (species Tobacco mosaic virus of the genus Tobamovirus) that occurs worldwide and causes mosaic disease in plants (as tobacco and tomato) especially of the nightshade family
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First Known Use of TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS

1914

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