Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Salasmaviridae; Proposal: 2020.143B.R.Salasmaviridae; : 2021.001B.R.abolish_Caudovirales; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

to honour Margarita Salas Falgueras, a Spanish scientist, medical researcher, and author in the fields of biochemistry and molecular genetics; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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