title: Taxonomy and nomenclature of viruses.
abstract: In his article The species concept in plant virology Milne1 describes the CMI/AAB Descriptions of Plant Viruses2 as providing the 'creeping barrage' (for the 'anti-species' views of many plant virologists and others) in the seemingly unending trench warfare over virus taxonomy and nomenclature. As an editor since 1970 (with BD Harrison) of this continuing series, I am moved to fire a few additional shots in support of Milne's thesis.
mesh_terms: D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D009626:Terminology as Topic