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 ...

University researches battery applications for Tobacco Mosaic Virus [w/video] Image of individual nanorod structure – Click above to watch video after the jump ...

And in 1935, Stanley was successful in crystallising TMV and thereby described its molecular structure. Tobacco mosaic virus was the first virus to be crystallized. The virus causes mosaic ...