title: Geminivirus nomenclature: the need to set taxonomic standards.
abstract: The geminiviruses are plant viruses of significant economic impact. Different nomenclature has been used in various studies in descriptions of their genomes. We propose in this communication a uniform nomenclature to be used in future studies.
authors.affiliation: ILTAB/TSRI, Scripps Research Institute MRC-7, La Jolla, California.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Rochester
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Beachy
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fauquet
mesh_terms: D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic