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Monoclonal antibodies were obtained against Tomato mosaic tobamovirus (ToMV) isolated in Brazil. One antibody (8G7G2) isotyped as IgG2b (k light chain) showed strong specificity and very low cross ...

At Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, a team of researchers recently reported developing an RNA-based antiviral agent that confers strong protection against cucumber mosaic ...

Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in northern China. Infectious disease experts say risk to the U.S. is low.

Within the genus Tobamovirus, TMV is the type member of a significant group of viruses TMV virions, which are rod-shaped virus particles, with dimensions of roughly 300 nm × 15 nm. The 2130 copies of ...

What are CMV and ToMV? The two plant pathogens have similar names and cause similar damage to crops, but they belong to different viral families, and spread differently. ToMV belongs to the ...

A short time later, this virus was separated into protein and RNA parts. Tobacco mosaic virus was the first one to be crystallised and whose structure could therefore be elucidated in detail.

The virus is usually spread from plant to plant via "mechanical" wounds caused by tobacco smokers contaminated hands or clothing, and by tools used on infected plants such as pruning shears. TMV ...

In 1935, chemist Wendell M. Stanley crystallized a sample of the tobacco mosaic virus such that the pathogen could be seen on X-ray, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

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 ...