Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Part of the Virgaviridae family ~18-nm × 300-nm naked helical capsid; Linear (+)ssRNA genome of ~6,500 bp; Infects plants such as tobacco and tomato plants ...

Study: Development of a SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Candidate Using Plant-Based Manufacturing and a Tobacco Mosaic Virus-like Nano-Particle. Image Credit: solarseven / Shutterstock.com. The emergence of ...

The rigid, rod-shaped Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), which under an electron microscope looks like uncooked spaghetti, is a well-known and widespread plant virus that devastates tobacco, tomatoes, ...

The tobacco mosaic virus seen under 160,000× magnification Public Domain. When German pathologist Robert Koch discovered the bacterium behind tuberculosis in 1882, he included ...

The tobacco mosaic virus is composed of protein and nucleic acid, which may be separated by gentle chemical treatment. When the two components are mixed together, they form infective virus particles.

TMV becomes inert during the manufacturing process; the resulting batteries do not transmit the virus. The new batteries, however, have up to a 10-fold increase in energy capacity over a standard ...