| Author: |
Claude M. Fauquet, M.A. Mayo, J. Maniloff, U. Desselberger, L.A. Ball
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| Published in: | Academic Press |
| Release Year: | 2005 |
| ISBN: | 978-0122-4-9951-7 |
| Pages: | 1273 |
| Edition: | Second Edition |
| File Size: | 25 MB |
| File Type: | |
| Language: | English |
Description of Virus Taxonomy
Virus Taxonomy, The practical need to partition the world of the viruses into distinguishable universally agreed upon
entities is the ultimate justification for developing a virus classification system. 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 was created, later called The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) which was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses infecting animals (vertebrates, invertebrates, and protozoa), plants (higher plants and algae), fungi, bacteria and archaea.
In 1991, the ICTV agreed that the hierarchical level of species would be defined and added to the categories of genus, subfamily, family, and order which were already in use in the universal virus classification system. In this 8th Report, the list of recognized virus species has been further extended and the demarcation criteria used to discriminate between individual virus species in different genera have been spelled out as far as possible.
This work is still incomplete and will continue to require the input of the more than 70 Study-Groups who provide the information codified in ICTV Reports. The present report represents the work of more than 500 virologists worldwide, i.e. the members of the Study Groups, Subcommittees and the Executive Committee of the ICTV. The compilers of the Report wish to express their gratitude to all these virologists.
A Committee was created, later called The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) which was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses infecting animals (vertebrates, invertebrates, and protozoa), plants (higher plants and algae), fungi, bacteria and archaea.
In 1991, the ICTV agreed that the hierarchical level of species would be defined and added to the categories of genus, subfamily, family, and order which were already in use in the universal virus classification system. In this 8th Report, the list of recognized virus species has been further extended and the demarcation criteria used to discriminate between individual virus species in different genera have been spelled out as far as possible.
This work is still incomplete and will continue to require the input of the more than 70 Study-Groups who provide the information codified in ICTV Reports. The present report represents the work of more than 500 virologists worldwide, i.e. the members of the Study Groups, Subcommittees and the Executive Committee of the ICTV. The compilers of the Report wish to express their gratitude to all these virologists.
Content of Virus Taxonomy
Part I: Introduction to Universal Virus Taxonomy 3
Part II: The Viruses 9
A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms 10
Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome 12
The Virus Diagrams 14 The Virus Particle Structures 19
The Order of Presentation of the Viruses 23
The Double-Stranded DNA Viruses 33
The Single-Stranded DNA Viruses 277
The DNA and RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses 371
The Double-Stranded RNA Viruses 441
The Negative Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses 607
The Positive Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses 739
The Unassigned Viruses 1129
The Subviral Agents 1145
Viroids 1147 Satellites 1163
Vertebrate Prions 1171
Fungal Prions 1179
Part III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses 1191
Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1999-2002 1193
The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998 1205
The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998 1209
Part IV: Indexes 1215
Virus Index 1217
Taxonomic Index 1258
Part II: The Viruses 9
A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms 10
Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome 12
The Virus Diagrams 14 The Virus Particle Structures 19
The Order of Presentation of the Viruses 23
The Double-Stranded DNA Viruses 33
The Single-Stranded DNA Viruses 277
The DNA and RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses 371
The Double-Stranded RNA Viruses 441
The Negative Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses 607
The Positive Sense Single-Stranded RNA Viruses 739
The Unassigned Viruses 1129
The Subviral Agents 1145
Viroids 1147 Satellites 1163
Vertebrate Prions 1171
Fungal Prions 1179
Part III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses 1191
Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1999-2002 1193
The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998 1205
The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998 1209
Part IV: Indexes 1215
Virus Index 1217
Taxonomic Index 1258
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