Abstract
Virus taxonomy: one step forward, two steps back.
Highlights
Taxonomy, the science of identifying and naming entities, has long been an integral component of biologic sciences, both in botany and zoology
Virologists seem to be struggling with taxonomy more than scientists in other disciplines
The authors acknowledge that viruses are biologic entities, they advocate applying species names in virus taxonomy, and they recognize that use of a binomial naming system is preferred
Summary
The science of identifying and naming entities, has long been an integral component of biologic sciences, both in botany and zoology. Virologists seem to be struggling with taxonomy more than scientists in other disciplines. Much of this struggle seems self-induced, and the article by van Regenmortel and Mahy, “Emerging Issues in Virus Taxonomy”(1), continues to provide highly controversial reading for those who might have an interest in how to approach taxonomic issues.
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