50 years of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: progress and prospects

• Autor(a) principal: Zerbini, Francisco Murilo
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Adams, Michael J., Lefkowitz, Elliot J., King, Andrew M. Q., Harrach, Balázs, Harrison, Robert L., Knowles, Nick J., Kropinski, Andrew M., Krupovic, Mart, Kuhn, Jens H., Mushegian, Arcady R., Nibert, Max L., Sabanadzovic, Sead, Sanfaçon, Hélène, Siddell, Stuart G., Simmonds, Peter, Varsani, Arvind"Estimation of height of eucalyptus trees with neuroevolution of augmenting topologies (NEAT)", et al.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-3215-y; http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19956
• topic: Rabies; Executive committee; Virus species; Virus discovery; Online report

We mark the 50th anniversary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by presenting a brief history of the organization since its foundation, showing how it has adapted to advancements in our knowledge of virus diversity and the methods used to characterize it. We also outline recent developments, supported by a grant from the Wellcome Trust (UK), that are facilitating substantial changes in the operations of the ICTV and promoting dialogue with the virology community. These developments will generate improved online resources, including a freely available and regularly updated ICTV Virus Taxonomy Report. They also include a series of meetings between the ICTV and the broader community focused on some of the major challenges facing virus taxonomy, with the outcomes helping to inform the future policy and practice of the ICTV.