Virus names

A primer on how to write species names and virus names

paper that provides a primer on how to write virus species names using the new binomial format has been published in the Virology Division News section of Archives of Virology:

Zerbini FM, Siddell SG, Mushegian AR, Walker PJ, Lefkowitz EJ, Adriaenssens EM, Alfenas-Zerbini P, Dutilh BE, García ML, Junglen S, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lambert AJ, Łobocka M, Oksanen HM, Robertson DL, Rubino L, Sabanadzovic S, Simmonds P, Suzuki N, Van Doorslaer K, Vandamme AM, Varsani A. Differentiating between viruses and virus species by writing their names correctly. Arch Virol. 2022 Jan 19. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-05323-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35043230.