The International Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature (ICVCN): Proposal for text changes for improved differentiation of viral taxa and viruses

Archives of Virology

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1621-1629

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

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; NOMENCLATURE; VIRUS;

TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VIRUSES;

EID: 84879686420     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-012-1582-6     Document Type: Article

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