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. 2013 Jan;158(1):297-9.
doi: 10.1007/s00705-012-1453-1. Epub 2012 Aug 31.

The International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN): proposal to delete Rule 3.41

Jens H Kuhn, Sheli R Radoshitzky, Sina Bavari, Peter B Jahrling

The International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN): proposal to delete Rule 3.41

Jens H Kuhn et al. Arch Virol. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

It is proposed to delete Rule 3.41 of the International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, which requires the name of a virus taxon to precede the term for the taxonomic unit.

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    1. King AMQ, Adams MJ, Carstens EB, Lefkowitz EJ, editors. Virus Taxonomy - Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Elsevier/Academic Press; London, United Kingdom: 2011.
    1. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) The Statutes of the ICTV. In: King AMQ, Adams MJ, Carstens EB, Lefkowitz EJ, editors. Virus Taxonomy - Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Elsevier/Academic Press; London, United Kingdom: 2011. pp. 1269–1272.
    1. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) The International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature. In: King AMQ, Adams MJ, Carstens EB, Lefkowitz EJ, editors. Virus Taxonomy - Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Elsevier/Academic Press; London, United Kingdom: 2011. pp. 1273–1277.

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