Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Fiersviridae; Proposal: 2020.095B.R.Leviviricetes; : ; ICTV Report: ; Reference:

to honour the Belgian molecular biologist, Walter Fiers, who sequenced the first gene and genome of any virus, phage MS2; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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