Open AccessTaxonomic Changes for Human and Animal Viruses, 2018 to 2020
Author(s) -
Michael J. Loeffelholz,
B. W. Fenwick
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01932-20
Subject(s) - virus classification , taxonomy (biology) , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , taxonomic rank , virology , evolutionary biology , zoology , disease , taxon , ecology , pathology , medicine , genome , genetics , gene
The classification of viruses is relevant to a number of scientific and clinical disciplines, including the practice of diagnostic virology. Here, we provide an update to our previous review of taxonomic changes for disease-causing viruses in humans and vertebrate animals, covering changes between 2018 and 2020. Recent advances in virus taxonomy structure by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses inform this update.