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Four principles to establish a universal virus taxonomy

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A universal taxonomy of viruses is essential for a comprehensive view of the virus world and for communicating the complicated evolutionary relationships among viruses. However, there are major differences in the conceptualisation and approaches to virus classification and nomenclature among virologists, clinicians, agronomists, and other interested parties. Here, we provide recommendations to guide the construction of a coherent and comprehensive virus taxonomy, based on expert scientific co...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1371/journal.pbio.3001922

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Public Library of Science
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PLoS Biology More from this journal
Volume:
21
Issue:
2
Article number:
e3001922
Publication date:
2023-02-13
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1545-7885
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1544-9173
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English
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1330605
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pubs:1330605
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2023-05-10

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