Virus Taxonomy
Murphy, Frederik A. / Fauquet, Claude M. / Bishop, David H. L. / Summers, Max D. / Jarvis, Audrey W. / Martelli, Giovanni P. / Mayo, Mike A. / Ghabrial, Said A.
Rapid developments continue to take place in the research of viruses, the causative agents of infectious diseases in humans, animals, plants, invertebrates, protozoa, fungi, and bacteria. A still growing number of more than 30, 000 viruses, virus strains, and subtypes are being tracked in various specialty laboratories and culture collections. In this situation of expansion and specialization, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses...