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Select the wrong statement

a
The term 'contagium vivum fluidum' was coined by M. W. Beijerinck
b
Mosaic disease in tobacco and AIDS in human being are caused by viruses
c
The viroids were discovered by D.J. Ivanowsky
d
W.M. Stanley showed that viruses could be crystallised.

detailed solution

Correct option is C

The viroids were discovered by T.O. Diener.Dmitri Ivanowsky (1892) recognised certain microbes as causal organism of the mosaic disease of tobacco. These were found to be smaller than bacteria because they passed through bacteria-proof filters.

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