A broader definition of 'the virus species'

A. J. Gibbs; M. J. Gibbs

doi:10.1007/s00705-006-0775-2

A broader definition of 'the virus species'

A. J. Gibbs^*, M. J. Gibbs

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We propose that the formal definition of a virus species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) should be broadened by removing the restrictive word "polythetic" from the current definition, so that any characters can be used to define species. This change will bring the definition of virus species into line with the species definitions of cellular organisms and broaden the range of characters available for describing virus species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1419-1422
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of Virology
Volume	151
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-006-0775-2
Publication status	Published - Jul 2006

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