학술논문
Recognizing species as a new focus of virus research.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*VIRUS diversity
*SPECIES
*VIRUSES
*SARS-CoV-2
*
*
*
Language
ISSN
1553-7366
Abstract
Species taxa are the units of taxonomy most suited to measure virus diversity, and they account for more than 70% of all virus taxa. Yet, as evidenced by the content of GenBank entries and illustrated by the recent literature on SARS-CoV-2, they are the most neglected taxa of virus research. To correct this disparity, we propose to make species taxa a first choice for communicating virus taxonomy in publications concerning viruses. We see it as a key step toward promoting research on diverse viruses, including pathogens, at this fundamental level of biology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]