Bamboo mosaic virus before that. The natural host of this virus is bamboo. It is known to infect at least 12 different species in 7 different genera. In host range studies it has been shown to cause local lesions on "Chenopodium amaraticolor" and "Gomphrena globosa" and a systemic infection in barley ("Hordeum vulgare"), another member of the grass family, "Poaceae" or "Gramineae". Symptoms in bamboo include chlorotic mottling/mosaic patterns on the leaves which run parallel with the veins (Typical symptoms on leaves), necrotic streaking on the shoots and stem abortion. However, not all susceptible plants show recognizable symptoms. Bamboo mosaic virus "Bamboo mosaic
Smallest organisms were first described in 1996 by Philippa Uwins of the University of Queensland. Smallest organisms The smallest organisms found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of organism size; including volume, mass, height, length, or genome size. Given the incomplete nature of scientific knowledge, it is possible that the smallest organism is undiscovered. Furthermore, there is some debate over the definition of life, and what entities qualify as organisms; consequently the smallest known organism (microorganism) is debatable. Many biologists consider viruses to be non-living because they lack a cellular structure and cannot metabolize by themselves, requiring a host