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Strengthening the interaction of the virology community with the International ...
Zerbini, Francisco Murilo; Calisher, Charles H.; Briese, Thomas; Brister, J. Rodney; Charrel, Rémi N.; Dürrwald, Ralf; Ebihara, HidekiThe International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is tasked with classifying viruses into taxa (phyla to species) and devising taxon names. Virus names and virus name abbreviations are currently not within the ICTV’s official remit and are not regulated by an official entity. Many scientists, medical/veterinary professionals, and regulatory agencies do not address evolutionary questions nor are they con...
Taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales: second update 2018
Zerbini, F. Murilo; Maes, Piet; Adkins, Scott; Alkhovsky, Sergey V.; Avšič-Županc, Tatjana; Ballinger, Matthew J.; Bente, Dennis A.; Beer, MartinIn October 2018, the order Bunyavirales was amended by inclusion of the family renaviridae, abolishment of three families, creation of three new families, 19 new genera, and 14 new species, and renaming of three genera and 22 species. This article presents the updated taxonomy of the order Bunyavirales as now accepted by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).