Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : eighth report of the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses /
edited by C.M. Fauquet [and others].
- San Diego, Calif. ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
- 1 online resource (viii, 1259 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to universal virus taxonomy -- The viruses -- A glossary of abbreviations and terms -- Taxa listed by nucleic acid and size of the genome -- The virus diagrams -- The virus particle structures -- The order of presentation of the viruses -- The double stranded DNA viruses -- The single stranded DNA viruses -- The DNA and RNA reverse transcribing viruses -- The double stranded RNA viruses -- The negative sense single stranded RNA viruses -- The positive sense single stranded RNA viruses -- The unassigned viruses -- The subviral agents -- The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses -- Officers and members of the ICTV, 1999-2002 -- The statutes of the ICTV, 1998 -- The code of virus classification and nomenclature, 1998 -- Indexes -- Virus index -- Taxonomic index. pt. I. pt. II. pt. III. pt. IV.
This is the standard and definitive reference for virus taxonomy, generated by the ICTV approximately every 3 years. The VIII ICTV Virus Taxonomy Report provides information on 3 orders of viruses, 73 families, 9 subfamilies, 287 genera and 1938 virus species, illustrated by more than 429 pictures and diagrams, most of them in color. * The standard official ITCV reference for virus taxonomy and nomenclature, compiling data from 500 international experts * Covers over 6000 recognized viruses, organized by family with diagrams of genome organization and virus replication cycle * Provides data on the phylogenic relationships between viruses belonging to the same or different taxa * Now includes information about the qualitative and quantitative relationships between virus sequences.