Tracking the changes in virus taxonomy

A database and website ( http://www.ictvonline.org/taxonomyReleases.asp ) have been established where the history of changes in virus taxonomy from 1971 to the present day can easily be traced. Each change is linked to a source document confirming the change or, for most changes since 2002, to the t...

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Published in:Archives of virology 2015-05, Vol.160 (5), p.1375-1383
Main Authors: Adams, M. J., Hendrickson, R. C., Dempsey, D. M., Lefkowitz, E. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Committees
Databases, Factual
Infectious Diseases
Internet
Medical Microbiology
Taxonomy
Virology
Virology Division News
Viruses
Viruses - classification
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Summary:A database and website ( http://www.ictvonline.org/taxonomyReleases.asp ) have been established where the history of changes in virus taxonomy from 1971 to the present day can easily be traced. Each change is linked to a source document confirming the change or, for most changes since 2002, to the taxonomic proposal approved by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV).
ISSN:0304-8608
1432-8798
DOI:10.1007/s00705-015-2376-4