Title |
Changes to taxonomy and the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (2018)
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Published in |
Archives of Virology, May 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/s00705-018-3847-1 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Andrew M. Q. King, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Arcady R. Mushegian, Michael J. Adams, Bas E. Dutilh, Alexander E. Gorbalenya, Balázs Harrach, Robert L. Harrison, Sandra Junglen, Nick J. Knowles, Andrew M. Kropinski, Mart Krupovic, Jens H. Kuhn, Max L. Nibert, Luisa Rubino, Sead Sabanadzovic, Hélène Sanfaçon, Stuart G. Siddell, Peter Simmonds, Arvind Varsani, Francisco Murilo Zerbini, Andrew J. Davison |
Abstract |
This article lists the changes to virus taxonomy approved and ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in February 2018. A total of 451 species, 69 genera, 11 subfamilies, 9 families and one new order were added to the taxonomy. The current totals at each taxonomic level now stand at 9 orders, 131 families, 46 subfamilies, 803 genera and 4853 species. A change was made to the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature to allow the use of the names of people in taxon names under appropriate circumstances. An updated Master Species List incorporating the approved changes was released in March 2018 ( https://talk.ictvonline.org/taxonomy/ ). |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Spain | 2 | 12% |
United States | 2 | 12% |
Pakistan | 1 | 6% |
France | 1 | 6% |
Ecuador | 1 | 6% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
Unknown | 9 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 12 | 71% |
Scientists | 5 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 268 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 45 | 17% |
Researcher | 31 | 12% |
Student > Master | 30 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 24 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 7% |
Other | 35 | 13% |
Unknown | 83 | 31% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 66 | 25% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 43 | 16% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 17 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 16 | 6% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 4% |
Other | 17 | 6% |
Unknown | 99 | 37% |