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: '''Tobacco mosaic virus''' [[infection|infects]] [[Cell (Biology)|cells]] in the [[leaf|leaves]] of the [[plant]]. This leads to a 'mosaic' pattern on the [[leaf|leaves]] which is where it gets its name.
: '''Tobacco mosaic virus''' damages the [[leaf|leaves]] reducing [[photosynthesis]] and therefore slowing the growth of the [[plant]].
: '''Tobacco mosaic virus''' can be spread by contact between an [[infection|infected]] and a [[health]]y [[plant]] and by [[animal ]] [[Vector (Disease)|vectors]].