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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

Virus taxonomy: the database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

Eden J Black, C Steve Powell, Donald M Dempsey, R Curtis Hendrickson, Logan R Mims, Elliot J Lefkowitz

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Eden J BlackDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
C Steve PowellDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
Donald M DempseyDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
R Curtis HendricksonDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
Logan R MimsDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
Elliot J LefkowitzDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4748-4925

Funding

Virus Taxonomy: A Community Knowledgebase Supporting Virus ResearchU24AI162625 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Elliot J. Lefkowitz · 2021 to 2026
$3.0M
NIAID NIH HHS U24 AI162625NIH HHS U24AI162625
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taxonomic classification underlies all biological science and is the basis for comparative analysis of biological organisms and therefore our understanding of life. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) develops the official taxonomy for all viruses. To ensure that the taxonomic data, associated metadata, and analytical tools used to search and visualize those data are easily accessible, the ICTV maintains a comprehensive database and website that provides these resources to the scientific community and the interested public. This report describes the extensive enhancements made to these resources since our first Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue publication in 2018. These enhancements have focused on improvements to the computational infrastructure supporting the database, website, and tools; expanding the information available on the taxonomy and the viruses classified by that taxonomy; enhancing existing and developing new tools to access, search, and display taxonomic data; expanding the available methods and links used to access the taxonomic and associated data; and providing outreach and training opportunities to our users to ensure that these resources are useful and used. The data and tools provided through this effort are available from the ICTV website at https://ictv.global.

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PMCPMC12807731

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