Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : seventh report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : seventh report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

edited by M.H.V. van Regenmortel ... [et al.]

Academic Press, c2000

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: hard ISBN 9780123702005

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Universal, unambiguous virus taxonomy (naming and categorization) is vital for distinguishing the thousands of viruses which have been isolated from humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and archae. Before an official identification and classification system was devised, there was much confusion and duplication of viruses isolated in different labs around the world. The first internationally organized attempts to introduce some order in the bewildering variety of viruses took place at the International Congress of Microbiology held in Moscow in 1966. A committee, later called The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses. This is the seventh report produced by the ICTV and builds on the accumulated taxonomic data of its predecessors and records the proceedings of the Committee since 1995, including decisions reached at the Tenth International Congress of Virology held in Jerusalem in 1996, and at mid-term meetings in 1997 and 1998. The information is essential for anyone working in the field of virology. Clinicians in diagnostic laboratories, researchers citing viruses in published papers, and virologists in the business industry all must have the most updated virus taxonomy to make the appropriate references. The number of recognized viruses continues to grow with the development of better detection techniques, and the rapid evolution of virus variants.

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Preface. Introduction to the Species Concept in Virus Taxonomy. The ICTVdB. The Viruses: A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms. The Virus Diagrams. Taxa Listed Alphabetically. Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome. A Key to the Placement of the Viruses in Taxa. The Order of Presentation of the Viruses. Descriptions of Virus Taxa. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1996-1999. The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998. The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998. Index of Viruses. Index of Taxa.
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: Deluxe ISBN 9780127141817

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Universal, unambiguous virus taxonomy (naming and categorization) is vital for distinguishing the thousands of viruses which have been isolated from humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and archae. Before an official identification and classification system was devised, there was much confusion and duplication of viruses isolated in different labs around the world. The first internationally organized attempts to introduce some order in the bewildering variety of viruses took place at the International Congress of Microbiology held in Moscow in 1966. A committee, later called The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses. This is the seventh report produced by the ICTV and builds on the accumulated taxonomic data of its predecessors and records the proceedings of the Committee since 1995, including decisions reached at the Tenth International Congress of Virology held in Jerusalem in 1996, and at mid-term meetings in 1997 and 1998. The information is essential for anyone working in the field of virology. Clinicians in diagnostic laboratories, researchers citing viruses in published papers, and virologists in the business industry all must have the most updated virus taxonomy to make the appropriate references. The number of recognized viruses continues to grow with the development of better detection techniques, and the rapid evolution of virus variants.

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  • Contributors. Preface. The Species Concept:
  • Introduction to the Species Concept in Virus Taxonomy. The ICTVdB:
  • The Universal Virus Database of ICTV (ICTVdB). The Viruses:
  • Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms. Virus Diagrams. Families and Genera of Viruses: The Nature of the Genome. Families and Genera of Viruses: Size of the Genome. Key to the Placement of Viruses in Taxa. The Order of Presentation of the Viruses. Description of Virus Taxa. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses:
  • Members and Officers of the ICTV, 1996-1999. Statutes of the ICTV, 1998. International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998. Indexes:
  • Index of Viruses. Index of Taxa.

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