Virus species polemics: 14 senior virologists oppose a proposed change to the ICTV definition of virus species

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• 作者：Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel (1)
  Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (2)
  Charles H. Calisher (3)
  Ralf G. Dietzgen (4)
  Marian C. Horzinek (5)
  Gunther M. Keil (6)
  Brian W. J. Mahy (7)
  Giovanni P. Martelli (8)
  Frederick A. Murphy (9)
  Craig Pringle (10)
  Bert K. Rima (11)
  Tim Skern (12)
  H.-J. Vetten (13)
  Scott C. Weaver (14)
  
• 刊名：Archives of Virology
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：158
• 期：5
• 页码：1115-1119
• 全文大小：166KB
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• 作者单位：Marc H. V. Van Regenmortel (1)
  Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (2)
  Charles H. Calisher (3)
  Ralf G. Dietzgen (4)
  Marian C. Horzinek (5)
  Gunther M. Keil (6)
  Brian W. J. Mahy (7)
  Giovanni P. Martelli (8)
  Frederick A. Murphy (9)
  Craig Pringle (10)
  Bert K. Rima (11)
  Tim Skern (12)
  H.-J. Vetten (13)
  Scott C. Weaver (14)
  
  1. Institut de Recherche de l鈥橢cole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Boulevard S茅bastien Brant, 67412, Illkirch cedex, France
  2. Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Qc G1K 7P4, Quebec, Canada
  3. College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523-1690, USA
  4. DEEDI, Queensland Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4067, Australia
  5. Spes Nostra, Haydnlaan 15, 3723KE, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
  6. Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany
  7. Herringbone Cottage, Rede Road, Whepstead, Suffolk, IP29 4ST, UK
  8. Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante e Microbiologia Applicata, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
  9. Department of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
  10. Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
  11. Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, Belfast University, Northern Ireland, UK
  12. Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/3, 1030, Vienna, Austria
  13. Julius K眉hn Institute, Bundesforschungsinstitut f眉r Kulturpflanzen, Institut f眉r Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Messeweg 11-12, 38104, Braunschweig, Germany
  14. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, USA
  
• ISSN：1432-8798

文摘

The Executive Committee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has recently decided to modify the current definition of virus species (Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature Rule 3.21) and will soon ask the full ICTV membership (189 voting members) to ratify the proposed controversial change. In this discussion paper, 14 senior virologists, including six Life members of the ICTV, compare the present and proposed new definition and recommend that the existing definition of virus species should be retained. Since the pros and cons of the proposal posted on the ICTV website are not widely consulted, the arguments are summarized here in order to reach a wider audience.