Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2018-2019 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee

Adriaenssens, Evelien M.; Sullivan, Matthew B.; Knezevic, Petar; van Zyl, Leonardo J.; Sarkar, B. L.; Dutilh, Bas E.; Alfenas-Zerbini, Poliane; ?obocka, Ma?gorzata; Tong, Yigang; Brister, James Rodney; Moreno Switt, Andrea I.; Klumpp, Jochen; Aziz, Ramy Karam; Barylski, Jakub; Uchiyama, Jumpei; Edwards, Rob A.; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Petty, Nicola K.; Clokie, Martha R.J.; Kushkina, Alla I.; Morozova, Vera V.; Duffy, Siobain; Gillis, Annika; Rumnieks, Janis; Kurtb�ke, ?pek; Chanishvili, Nina; Goodridge, Lawrence; Wittmann, Johannes; Lavigne, Rob; Jang, Ho Bin; Prangishvili, David; Enault, Francois; Turner, Dann; Poranen, Minna M.; Oksanen, Hanna M.; Krupovic, Mart

Abstract

This article is a summary of the activities of the ICTV’s Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee for the years 2018 and 2019. Highlights include the creation of a new order, 10 families, 22 subfamilies, 424 genera and 964 species. Some of our concerns about the ICTV’s ability to adjust to and incorporate new DNA- and protein-based taxonomic tools are discussed.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 3, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Mar 11, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Deposit Date: Aug 12, 2021
• Journal: Archives of Virology
• Print ISSN: 0304-8608
• Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
• Publisher: Springer (part of Springer Nature)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 165
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1253-1260
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-020-04577-8
• Keywords: Virology; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6665640
• Additional Information: First Online: 11 March 2020; : ; : The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.; : The authors did not perform any studies with human participants or animals for this article.; Free to read: This content has been made available to all.