Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly
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2022-04
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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
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Abstract
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.
Keywords
DNA Viruses, Viruses/genetics, Viruses, Unclassified, Writing, Coronacrisis-Taverne, Virology
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Zerbini, F M, Siddell, S G, Mushegian, A R, Walker, P J, Lefkowitz, E J, Adriaenssens, E M, Alfenas-Zerbini, P, Dutilh, B E, García, M L, Junglen, S, Krupovic, M, Kuhn, J H, Lambert, A J, Łobocka, M, Oksanen, H M, Robertson, D L, Rubino, L, Sabanadzovic, S, Simmonds, P, Suzuki, N, Van Doorslaer, K, Vandamme, A-M & Varsani, A 2022, 'Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly', Archives of Virology, vol. 167, no. 4, pp. 1231-1234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-021-05323-4