Virus Taxonomy
Seventh Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
Academic Press
Published on 25. September 2000
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Hardback
1162 pages
978-0-12-370200-5 (ISBN)
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Description
Universal, unambiguous virus taxonomy (naming and categorization) is vital for distinguishing the thousands of viruses which have been isolated from humans, animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and archae. Before an official identification and classification system was devised, there was much confusion and duplication of viruses isolated in different labs around the world. The first internationally organized attempts to introduce some order in the bewildering variety of viruses took place at the International Congress of Microbiology held in Moscow in 1966. A committee, later called The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses. This is the seventh report produced by the ICTV and builds on the accumulated taxonomic data of its predecessors and records the proceedings of the Committee since 1995, including decisions reached at the Tenth International Congress of Virology held in Jerusalem in 1996, and at mid-term meetings in 1997 and 1998. The information is essential for anyone working in the field of virology.
Clinicians in diagnostic laboratories, researchers citing viruses in published papers, and virologists in the business industry all must have the most updated virus taxonomy to make the appropriate references. The number of recognized viruses continues to grow with the development of better detection techniques, and the rapid evolution of virus variants.
Clinicians in diagnostic laboratories, researchers citing viruses in published papers, and virologists in the business industry all must have the most updated virus taxonomy to make the appropriate references. The number of recognized viruses continues to grow with the development of better detection techniques, and the rapid evolution of virus variants.
Reviews / Votes
"It is of interest not only to virologists, but also to other microbiologists, molecular biologists, geneticists and physicochemists. The book is fascinating even for the non-specialist. It should become a firm component of any library of biomedical sciences. -VIRUS RESEARCH (February 2002) Virus Taxonomy is comprehensive, concise, well laid out and easily readable. As a reference source for virologists, this book is a must for the institutional library. -MICROBIOLOGY TODAYMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
San Diego
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
2985 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-370200-5 (9780123702005)
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Persons
Claude Fauquet is a renowned plant virologist that has now embarked on plant biotechnology for the last 10 years. Dr. Fauquet has extensive experience in field virology and epidemiology, but also in molecular and experimental virology. He is mostly interested in tropical plant viruses and particularly in geminiviruses that are devastating tropical crops. In 1991, he became Director of ILTAB (International Laboratory for Agricultural Biotechnology), a joint French-American project aiming at transferring plant biotechnologies to less developing countries.
Content
Preface. Introduction to the Species Concept in Virus Taxonomy. The ICTVdB. The Viruses: A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms. The Virus Diagrams. Taxa Listed Alphabetically. Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome. A Key to the Placement of the Viruses in Taxa. The Order of Presentation of the Viruses. Descriptions of Virus Taxa. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1996-1999. The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998. The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998. Index of Viruses. Index of Taxa.