The name 'Virus' was given by:

Name: Exam Paper Generator | JEE NEET Paper Generator | Vedclass
Brand: Vedclass
Rating: 5 (35 reviews)

Question

(A) The correct answer is $(A)$.$1.$ The name 'Virus' which means 'venom' or 'poisonous fluid' was given by Dmitri Ivanowsky.$2.$ Dmitri Ivanowsky $(1

Vedclass · Accepted Answer

Dmitri Ivanowsky

Vedclass · Answer

(A) The correct answer is $(A)$.$1.$ The name 'Virus' which means 'venom' or 'poisonous fluid' was given by Dmitri Ivanowsky.$2.$ Dmitri Ivanowsky $(1892)$ recognized certain microbes as causal organisms of the mosaic disease of tobacco.$3.$ $M.W. Beijerinck$ $(1898)$ demonstrated that the extract of the infected plants of tobacco could cause infection in healthy plants and called the fluid as 'Contagium vivum fluidum' (infectious living fluid).$4.$ $W.M. Stanley$ $(1935)$ showed that viruses could be crystallized and crystals consist largely of proteins.

Similar Questions

Which of the following contains a helical $RNA$ strand and capsomeres?

What is a bacteriophage known as?

It is responsible for potato spindle tuber disease.

What is the fruiting body of a lichen called?

The potato spindle tuber disease is caused by which of the following?

Vedclass Test Series

Exam Paper Generator

Online Exam Module