An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with Emphasis on Microbial and Botanical Hosts and the Proposal of Akamara, a Potential Domain for the Genomic Acellular Agents

Studies in Viral Ecology: Microbial and Botanical Host Systems

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 41-65

  Hurst, Christon J ^a,b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Existing viral families recognized by ICTV, assigned into genera and families; Proposed new domain Akamara, plus proposed taxonomic structure levels of kingdom, phylum and class; Viral taxonomy, microbial and botanical hosts proposal of Akamara (akamara), domain for genomic acellular agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885967554     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118025666.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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