Abstract: Tobacco mosaic virus plays an very important role in the discovery of virus and several pioneers made contributions to the developmental process of virology, through which the brief history of discovery of virus can be traced.

• 文摘:烟草花叶病病毒在病毒的发现中有着极其重要的地位，几位病毒学研究的先驱在这方面的研究有极大的贡献，以此为线索可以看到病毒被发现的简要历史。