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

Resumen
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.
Notas
Indexación: Scopus.
Palabras clave
Archaea, Archaeal Viruses, Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Classification
Citación
Archives of Virology Volume 165, Issue 5, Pages 1253 - 1260 1 May 2020
DOI
10.1007/s00705-020-04577-8
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