Virology Journal | Abstract | Defining viral species: making taxonomy useful
Virus taxonomy at present is best characterized as a categorization of convenience, without a firm basis in the principles of evolutionary biology. Specifically, virus species definitions appear to depend more on tradition and popular opinion among virologists than on firm, quantitative biological evidence. I suggest a series of changes to underlying species concepts that would shift the field from one that simply wp-content/uploads/2018/12 viruses away in taxonomic boxes to one that can learn important biological lessons from its taxonomy.
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