Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly

Following the results of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Ratification Vote held in March 2021, a standard two-part "binomial nomenclature" is now the norm for naming virus species. Adoption of the new nomenclature is still in its infancy; thus, it is timely to rei...

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Published in:Archives of virology Vol. 167; no. 4; pp. 1231 - 1234
Main Authors: Zerbini, Francisco Murilo, Siddell, Stuart G., Mushegian, Arcady R., Walker, Peter J., Lefkowitz, Elliot J., Adriaenssens, Evelien M., Alfenas-Zerbini, Poliane, Dutilh, Bas E., García, María Laura, Junglen, Sandra, Krupovic, Mart, Kuhn, Jens H., Lambert, Amy J., Łobocka, Małgorzata, Oksanen, Hanna M., Robertson, David L., Rubino, Luisa, Sabanadzovic, Sead, Simmonds, Peter, Suzuki, Nobuhiro, Van Doorslaer, Koenraad, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Varsani, Arvind
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Vienna Springer Vienna 01.04.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Springer Verlag
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
DNA Viruses
Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology and Parasitology
Nomenclature
Species
taxonomy
Virology
Virology Division News
Viruses
Viruses - genetics
Viruses, Unclassified
Writing
ISSN:0304-8608, 1432-8798, 1432-8798
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Summary:Following the results of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Ratification Vote held in March 2021, a standard two-part "binomial nomenclature" is now the norm for naming virus species. Adoption of the new nomenclature is still in its infancy; thus, it is timely to reiterate the distinction between "virus" and "virus species" and to provide guidelines for naming and writing them correctly.
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PMCID: PMC9020231
ISSN:0304-8608
1432-8798
1432-8798
DOI:10.1007/s00705-021-05323-4