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ArticleSystematic biology2019

Strengthening the Interaction of the Virology Community with the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by Linking Virus Names and Their Abbreviations to Virus Species.

Charles H Calisher, Thomas Briese, J Rodney Brister, Rémi N Charrel, Ralf Dürrwald, Hideki Ebihara, Charles F Fulhorst, George Fú Gāo, Martin H Groschup, Andrew D Haddow and 22 more

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Article in Systematic biology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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32 authors.

Charles H CalisherArthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, 3195 Rampart Rd., Delivery Code 1690, Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1692, USA.
Thomas BrieseDepartment of Epidemiology, Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th St., New York, NY 10032, USA.
J Rodney BristerNational Center for Biotechnology, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 27102, USA.
Rémi N CharrelUnité des Virus Emergents (Faculté de Médecine, Université Aix-Marseille-IRD 190-Inserm 1207-IHU Méditerranée Infection), Marseille, France.
Ralf DürrwaldDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch-Institut, Postfach 65 02 61, D-13302 Berlin, Germany.
Hideki EbiharaDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Guggenheim Building, 18th Floor, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Charles F FulhorstDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA.
George Fú GāoNational Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 155 Changbai Rd., Changping District, Beijing 102206, China.
Martin H GroschupInstitut für Virusdiagnostik, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Andrew D HaddowDepartment of Virology, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Timothy H HyndmanCollege of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South St., Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia.
Sandra JunglenInstitute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Germany.
Boris KlempaBiomedicínske centrum, Virologický ústav, Slovenská Akadémia Vied, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 05 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Jonas KlingströmCentre for Infectious Medicine, Institutionen för Medicin, Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, C2:94, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
Andrew M KropinskiDepartment of Food Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
Mart KrupovicDepartement of Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, 75015 Paris, France.
A Desiree LaBeaudDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr., G312, Stanford, CA, 94305 USA.
Piet MaesKU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Zoonotic Infectious Diseases unit, Herestraat 49 box 1040, BE3000 Leuven, Belgium.
Norbert NowotnyInstitute of Virology, Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria.
Márcio Roberto Teixeira NunesEvandro Chagas Institute, Brazilian Ministry of Health, Rodovia Br-316, Km 7 s/n, Levilândia, Ananindeua, Pará, 67030-000, Brazil.
Susan L PayneDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Medical Sciences Building, 400 Raymond Stotzer Parkway, Texas A&M University 4467, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Sheli R RadoshitzkyMolecular and Translational Sciences, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter Street, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Dennis RubbenstrothInstitut für Virusdiagnostik, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, 17493 Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Sead SabanadzovicDepartment of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University, 402 Dorman Hall, Box 9655, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Takahide SasayaDepartment of Planning and Coordination, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8517, Japan.
Mark D StengleinDepartment of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523 USA.
Arvind VarsaniThe Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, School of Life Sciences, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, 727 E. Tyler St., P.O. Box 876101, Tempe, AZ 85287-6101, USA.
Victoria WahlNational Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, 8300 Research Plaza, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 27102, USA.
Scott C WeaverDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Francisco Murilo ZerbiniDepartamento de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO and National Institute of Science and Technology for Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs s/n, Viçosa, MG, 36570-900, Brazil.
Nikos VasilakisDepartment of Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Center for Tropical Diseases, Institute for Human Infection and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Jens H KuhnIntegrated Research Facility at Fort Detrick, B-8200 Research Plaza, Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 27102, USA.

Funding

National Biomedical Information ServicesZIHLM200888 · NLM · NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE · PI PALTOO, DINA · 2009 to 2025
$5200.7M
World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses (WRCEVA)R24AI120942 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI WEAVER, SCOTT C · 2016 to 2024
$8.5M
NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272200700016INIAID NIH HHS R24 AI120942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is tasked with classifying viruses into taxa (phyla to species) and devising taxon names. Virus names and virus name abbreviations are currently not within the ICTV's official remit and are not regulated by an official entity. Many scientists, medical/veterinary professionals, and regulatory agencies do not address evolutionary questions nor are they concerned with the hierarchical organization of the viral world, and therefore, have limited use for ICTV-devised taxa. Instead, these professionals look to the ICTV as an expert point source that provides the most current taxonomic affiliations of viruses of interests to facilitate document writing. These needs are currently unmet as an ICTV-supported, easily searchable database that includes all published virus names and abbreviations linked to their taxa is not available. In addition, in stark contrast to other biological taxonomic frameworks, virus taxonomy currently permits individual species to have several members. Consequently, confusion emerges among those who are not aware of the difference between taxa and viruses, and because certain well-known viruses cannot be located in ICTV publications or be linked to their species. In addition, the number of duplicate names and abbreviations has increased dramatically in the literature. To solve this conundrum, the ICTV could mandate listing all viruses of established species and all reported unclassified viruses in forthcoming online ICTV Reports and create a searchable webpage using this information. The International Union of Microbiology Societies could also consider changing the mandate of the ICTV to include the nomenclature of all viruses in addition to taxon considerations. With such a mandate expansion, official virus names and virus name abbreviations could be catalogued and virus nomenclature could be standardized. As a result, the ICTV would become an even more useful resource for all stakeholders in virology.

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ClassificationInternational CooperationVirologyVirusesArbovirusclassification(ICTV)International Committee on Taxonomy of Virusesnomenclaturespeciestaxonomyvirus

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PMCPMC6701456

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