Improved clarity of meaning from the use of both formal species names and common (vernacular) virus names in virological literature

Archives of Virology

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2465-2471

  Drebot, M A ^a   Henchal, E ^b   Hjelle, B ^c   LeDuc, J W ^d   Repik, P M ^e   Roehrig, J T ^f   Schmaljohn, C S ^b   Shope, R E ^g   Tesh, R B ^g   Weaver, S C ^g   Calisher, C H ^h  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ARBOVIRUSES; HUMANS; PLANTS; TERMINOLOGY; VIRUSES;

EID: 0036923325     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-002-0938-8     Document Type: Review

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