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tobacco mosaic virus

/təˈbækəʊ məʊˈzeɪɪk ˈvaɪrəs/

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/təˈbækəʊ məʊˈzeɪɪk ˈvaɪrəs/C1formalscientific
  • ruСпецифический вирус, поражающий растения, особенно табак и другие растения семейства Паслёновые, вызывающий характерный пятнистый или мозаичный рисунок на листьях. Является широко известным модельным организмом в вирусологии и молекулярной биологии.

A specific virus that infects plants, particularly tobacco and other members of the Solanaceae family, causing a characteristic mottled or mosaic pattern on leaves. It is a well-known model organism in virology and molecular biology.

  1. Plant PathogenC1formal

    A single-stranded RNA virus that infects plants, particularly tobacco and other members of the Solanaceae family, causing a characteristic mottled or mosaic pattern on leaves.

    ruПатоген растений

    • The tobacco mosaic virus was the first virus ever to be discovered.
    • Researchers use the tobacco mosaic virus as a model organism in virology.
    • Infected plants show a distinct mosaic pattern on their leaves due to the tobacco mosaic virus.