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Title: Primate immunodeficiency virus classification and nomenclature: Review

Journal Article · · Infection, Genetics and Evolution
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. National and Kapodistrian Univ. of Athens, Athens (Greece)
  3. Univ. of Montpellier, Montpellier (France); IBC, Computational Biology Institute, Montpellier (France)
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The International Committee for the Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Viruses does not rule on virus classifications below the species level. The definition of species for viruses cannot be clearly defined for all types of viruses. The complex and interesting epidemiology of Human Immunodeficiency Viruses demands a detailed and informative nomenclature system, while at the same time it presents challenges such that many of the rules need to be flexibly applied or modified over time. As a result, this review outlines the nomenclature system for primate lentiviruses and provides an update on new findings since the last review was written in 2000.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1331286
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-16-24498
Journal Information:
Infection, Genetics and Evolution, Vol. 46; ISSN 1567-1348
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 28 works
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