A new (corrected) VMR is now available for MSL40
A new version of the Virus Metadata Resource (VMR) spreadsheet (VMR_MSL40.v1.20250307.xlsx) has been released to coincide with release #40 of the Master Species List. This version, released on March, 7, 2025, can be downloaded from https://ictv.global/vmr/current. This release reflects the taxonomic changes incorporated into the new 2024 - 2025 virus taxonomy, provided in MSL40. This version corrects an error in the March 3 file in which 28 new species were missing from the VMR. The current version from March 7, has all species represented.
The ICTV chooses an exemplar virus for each species and the VMR provides a list of these exemplars. An exemplar virus serves as an example of a well-characterized virus isolate of that species and includes the GenBank accession number for the genomic sequence of the isolate as well as the virus name, isolate designation, suggested abbreviation, genome composition, and host source. For more information on the VMR, please see https://ictv.global/vmr.
Posted March 7, 2025