Virus taxonomy and the role of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)

• Autores: Siddell, Stuart G.; Smith, Donald B.; Adriaenssens, Evelien; Alfenas Zerbini, Poliane; Dutilh, Bas E.; Garcia, Maria Laura; Junglen, Sandra; Krupovic, Mart; Kuhn, Jens H.; Lambert, Amy J.; Lefkowitz, Elliot J.; Łobocka, Małgorzata; Mushegian, Arcady R.; Oksanen, Hanna M.; Robertson, David L.; Rubino, Luisa; Sabanadzovic, Sead; Simmonds, Peter; Suzuki, Nobuhiro; Van Doorslaer, Koenraad; Vandamme, Anne Mieke; Varsani, Arvind; Zerbini, F. Murilo
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: TAXONOMIA; ICTV
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

The taxonomy of viruses is developed and overseen by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), which scrutinizes, approves and ratifies taxonomic proposals, and maintains a list of virus taxa with approved names (https:// ictv.global). The ICTV has approximately 180 members who vote by simple majority. Taxon-specific Study Groups established by the ICTV have a combined membership of over 600 scientists from the wider virology community; they provide comprehensive expertise across the range of known viruses and are major contributors to the creation and evaluation of taxonomic proposals. Proposals can be submitted by anyone and will be considered by the ICTV irrespective of Study Group support. Thus, virus taxonomy is developed from within the virology community and realized by a democratic decision-making process. The ICTV upholds the distinction between a virus or replicating genetic element as a physical entity and the taxon category to which it is assigned. This is reflected by the nomenclature of the virus species taxon, which is now mandated by the ICTV to be in a binomial format (genus + species epithet) and is typographically distinct from the names of viruses. Classification of viruses below the rank of species (such as, genotypes or strains) is not within the remit of the ICTV. This article, authored by the ICTV Executive Committee, explains the principles of virus taxonomy and the organization, function, processes and resources of the ICTV, with the aim of encouraging greater understanding and interaction among the wider virology community.
Fil: Siddell, Stuart G.. University of Bristol; Reino Unido
Fil: Smith, Donald B.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Adriaenssens, Evelien. Norwich Research Park; Reino Unido
Fil: Alfenas Zerbini, Poliane. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Brasil
Fil: Dutilh, Bas E.. Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena; Alemania
Fil: Garcia, Maria Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular; Argentina
Fil: Junglen, Sandra. Humboldt-University Berlin; Alemania
Fil: Krupovic, Mart. Université Paris Cité; Francia
Fil: Kuhn, Jens H.. National Institutes of Health; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lambert, Amy J.. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lefkowitz, Elliot J.. University of Alabama at Birmingham; Estados Unidos
Fil: Łobocka, Małgorzata. Polish Academy of Sciences; Polonia
Fil: Mushegian, Arcady R.. National Science Foundation; Estados Unidos
Fil: Oksanen, Hanna M.. University of Helsinki; Finlandia
Fil: Robertson, David L.. MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research; Reino Unido
Fil: Rubino, Luisa. Mississippi State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sabanadzovic, Sead. Okayama University; Japón
Fil: Simmonds, Peter. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Suzuki, Nobuhiro. Okayama University; Japón
Fil: Van Doorslaer, Koenraad. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Vandamme, Anne Mieke. Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Portugal
Fil: Varsani, Arvind. Arizona State University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Zerbini, F. Murilo. Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Brasil