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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Virus species polemics: 14 senior virologists oppose a proposed change to the ICTV definition of virus species
Archives of Virology, Volume 158, No. 5, Year 2013
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Description
The Executive Committee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has recently decided to modify the current definition of virus species (Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature Rule 3. 21) and will soon ask the full ICTV membership (189 voting members) to ratify the proposed controversial change. In this discussion paper, 14 senior virologists, including six Life members of the ICTV, compare the present and proposed new definition and recommend that the existing definition of virus species should be retained. Since the pros and cons of the proposal posted on the ICTV website are not widely consulted, the arguments are summarized here in order to reach a wider audience. © 2012 Springer-Verlag Wien.
Authors & Co-Authors
van Regenmortel, Marc H.V.
France, Strasbourg
Université de Strasbourg
Ackermann, Hans Wolfgang
Canada, Quebec
Université Laval
Calisher, Charles H.
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Dietzgen, Ralf G.
Australia, Brisbane
Queensland Government
Horzinek, Marian C.
Netherlands, Bilthoven
Spes Nostra
Keil, Günther M.
Germany, Tubingen
Friedrich-loeffler-institute
Mahy, Brian W.J.
Unknown Affiliation
Martelli, Giovanni Paolo
Italy, Bari
Dipartimento Di Protezione Delle Piante e Microbiologia Applicata
Murphy, Frederick A.
United States, Galveston
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Pringle, Craig R.
United Kingdom, Coventry
University of Warwick
Rima, Bertus K.
United Kingdom, Belfast
Queen's University Belfast
Skern, Tim
Austria, Vienna
Max Perutz Labs
Vetten, Heinrich Josef
Germany, Quedlinburg
Julius Kühn-institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Weaver, Scott C.
United States, Galveston
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Statistics
Citations: 24
Authors: 14
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00705-012-1583-5
ISSN:
03048608