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ArticleThe Journal of general virology2026

Virus community views on the possible extension of virus taxonomic assignments to a below-species rank.

Peter Simmonds, R Curtis Hendrickson, Holly R Hughes, Jens H Kuhn, David L Robertson, Sead Sabanadzovic, Arvind Varsani

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Article in The Journal of general virology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Peter SimmondsCentre for Virus Research, MRC-University of Glasgow, Sir Michael Stoker Building, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
R Curtis HendricksonDepartment of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-2170, USA.
Holly R HughesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
Jens H KuhnFrederick, Frederick, MD 21704, USA.
David L RobertsonCentre for Virus Research, MRC-University of Glasgow, Sir Michael Stoker Building, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK.
Sead SabanadzovicDepartment of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
Arvind VarsaniThe Biodesign Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, School of Life Sciences, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4701, USA.

Funding

Virus Taxonomy: A Community Knowledgebase Supporting Virus ResearchU24AI162625 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Elliot J. Lefkowitz · 2021 to 2026
$3.0M
Department of Energy DE-AC02-05CH11231NIAID NIH HHS U24 AI162625USDA-NIFA 58-6066-3-044
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) is considering a proposal submitted in July 2025 to create an optional additional taxonomic rank below the level of species. This was designed to increase the precision of taxonomic assignment where clinical or other regulatory distinctions need to be made between viruses assigned to the same species. To understand current classification practice and to gauge opinion on the proposal to formalize a below-species taxon, current ICTV study group members (

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ClassificationVirusesAnimalsTerminology as TopicInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Virusesnomenclaturespeciestaxonomyvirus classification

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