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Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2018-2019 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee.

Authors :
Adriaenssens EM
Sullivan MB
Knezevic P
van Zyl LJ
Sarkar BL
Dutilh BE
Alfenas-Zerbini P
Łobocka M
Tong Y
Brister JR
Moreno Switt AI
Klumpp J
Aziz RK
Barylski J
Uchiyama J
Edwards RA
Kropinski AM
Petty NK
Clokie MRJ
Kushkina AI
Morozova VV
Duffy S
Gillis A
Rumnieks J
Kurtböke İ
Chanishvili N
Goodridge L
Wittmann J
Lavigne R
Jang HB
Prangishvili D
Enault F
Turner D
Poranen MM
Oksanen HM
Krupovic M
Source :
Archives of virology [Arch Virol] 2020 May; Vol. 165 (5), pp. 1253-1260.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

This article is a summary of the activities of the ICTV's Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee for the years 2018 and 2019. Highlights include the creation of a new order, 10 families, 22 subfamilies, 424 genera and 964 species. Some of our concerns about the ICTV's ability to adjust to and incorporate new DNA- and protein-based taxonomic tools are discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1432-8798
Volume :
165
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Archives of virology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32162068
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04577-8