In 1898, Martinus Beijerinck (1851–1931), from the Agricultural School in Wageningen, followed up on Mayer’s experiments by showing that the agent grew in dividing cells and regained its full strength each time it infected a plant. He concluded a living microbe was responsible, and was the first to coin the name virus, from the Latin meaning a poison, venom, or slimy fluid.
Coining the word "virus."
