Contagium vivum fluidum was proposed by -

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Published on: August 12, 2026

D. J. lvanowsky

M. W. Beijerinck

Stanley

Robert Hooke.

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“Contagium vivum fluidum” (infectious living fluid) was proposed by M. W. Beijerinck while studying tobacco mosaic virus.

• Ivanowsky → first showed filterable infectious agent

• Beijerinck → concluded it is a living fluid virus

• Stanley → crystallized TMV

• Robert Hooke → discovered cells

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