Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly

Lien vers Pubmed [PMID] – 35043230

Lien DOI – 10.1007/s00705-021-05323-4

Arch Virol 2022 Apr; 167(4): 1231-1234

Following the results of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Ratification Vote held in March 2021, a standard two-part “binomial nomenclature” is now the norm for naming virus species. Adoption of the new nomenclature is still in its infancy; thus, it is timely to reiterate the distinction between “virus” and “virus species” and to provide guidelines for naming and writing them correctly.