[Attempted direct infection of the parenchymal cells of tobacco leaves by means of tobacco mosaic virus labeled with radiocarbon and radiophosphorus; exit of the virus].
1955
R JEENER, and
C VAN RYSSELBERGE
UI
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D014026
Nicotiana
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain NICOTINE and other biologically active chemicals; the dried leaves of Nicotiana tabacum are used for SMOKING.
Minute infectious agents whose genomes are composed of DNA or RNA, but not both. They are characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the inability to replicate outside living host cells.
Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)