A proposal to change existing virus species names to non-Latinized binomials.
A proposal has been posted on the ICTV website (2011.001aG.N.v1.binomial_sp_names) to replace virus species names by non-Latinized binomial names consisting of the current italicized species name with the terminal word "virus" replaced by the italicized and non-capitalized genus name to which the species belongs. If implemented, the current italicized species name Measles virus, for instance, would become Measles morbillivirus while the current virus name measles virus and its abbreviation MeV would remain unchanged. The rationale for the proposed change is presented.
Van Regenmortel
Marc H V
MH
Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France. vanregen@unistra.fr
Burke
Donald S
DS
Calisher
Charles H
CH
Dietzgen
Ralf G
RG
Fauquet
Claude M
CM
Ghabrial
Said A
SA
Jahrling
Peter B
PB
Johnson
Karl M
KM
Holbrook
Michael R
MR
Horzinek
Marian C
MC
Keil
Günther M
GM
Kuhn
Jens H
JH
Mahy
Brian W J
BW
Martelli
Giovanni P
GP
Pringle
Craig
C
Rybicki
Edward P
EP
Skern
Tim
T
Tesh
Robert B
RB
Wahl-Jensen
Victoria
V
Walker
Peter J
PJ
Weaver
Scott C
SC
D010942:Plant Viruses / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic