NEET Botany Viruses & Viroids MCQ Question
What term did M.W. Beijerinck use to describe the fluid containing the new pathogen he discovered?
Contagium vivum fluidum
Infectious living substance
Tobacco mosaic extract
Viral suspension
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M.W. Beijerinck named the fluid that could cause infection in healthy plants as 'Contagium vivum fluidum', which translates to 'infectious living fluid'. This is derived from the NCERT context discussing the discovery of viruses.
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