Virus taxonomy : classification and nomenclature of viruses : eighth report of the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses /

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 a...

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Corporate Authors: ScienceDirect (Online service), International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, International Union of Microbiological Societies. Virology Division
Other Authors: Fauquet, C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. ; London : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 1259 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780122499517
0122499514