@article{fdi:010060416,
  title = {{V}irus nomenclature below the species level : a standardized nomenclature for laboratory animal-adapted strains and variants of viruses assigned to the family {F}iloviridae},
  author = {{K}uhn, {J}. {H}. and {B}ao, {Y}. {M}. and {B}avari, {S}. and {B}ecker, {S}. and {B}radfute, {S}. and {B}rister, {J}. {R}. and {B}ukreyev, {A}. {A}. and {C}ai, {Y}. {Y}. and {C}handran, {K}. and {D}avey, {R}. {A}. and {D}olnik, {O}. and {D}ye, {J}. {M}. and {E}nterlein, {S}. and {G}onzalez, {J}ean-{P}aul and {F}ormenty, {P}. and {F}reiberg, {A}. {N}. and {H}ensley, {L}. {E}. and {H}onko, {A}. {N}. and {I}gnatyev, {G}. {M}. and {J}ahrling, {P}. {B}. and {J}ohnson, {K}. {M}. and {K}lenk, {H}. {D}. and {K}obinger, {G}. and {L}ackemeyer, {M}. {G}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric and {L}ever, {M}. {S}. and {L}ofts, {L}. {L}. and {M}uhlberger, {E}. and {N}etesov, {S}. {V}. and {O}linger, {G}. {G}. and {P}alacios, {G}. and {P}atterson, {J}. {L}. and {P}aweska, {J}. {T}. and {P}itt, {L}. and {R}adoshitzky, {S}. {R}. and {R}yabchikova, {E}. {I}. and {S}aphire, {E}. {O}. and {S}hestopalov, {A}. {M}. and {S}mither, {S}. {J}. and {S}ullivan, {N}. {J}. and {S}wanepoel, {R}. and {T}akada, {A}. and {T}owner, {J}. {S}. and van der {G}roen, {G}. and {V}olchkov, {V}. {E}. and {W}ahl-{J}ensen, {V}. and {W}arren, {T}. {K}. and {W}arfield, {K}. {L}. and {W}eidmann, {M}. and {N}ichol, {S}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {I}nternational {C}ommittee on {T}axonomy of {V}iruses ({ICTV}) organizes the classification of viruses into taxa, but is not responsible for the nomenclature for taxa members. {I}nternational experts groups, such as the {ICTV} {S}tudy {G}roups, recommend the classification and naming of viruses and their strains, variants, and isolates. {T}he {ICTV} {F}iloviridae {S}tudy {G}roup has recently introduced an updated classification and nomenclature for filoviruses. {S}ubsequently, and together with numerous other filovirus experts, a consistent nomenclature for their natural genetic variants and isolates was developed that aims at simplifying the retrieval of sequence data from electronic databases. {T}his is a first important step toward a viral genome annotation standard as sought by the {US} {N}ational {C}enter for {B}iotechnology {I}nformation ({NCBI}). {H}ere, this work is extended to include filoviruses obtained in the laboratory by artificial selection through passage in laboratory hosts. {T}he previously developed template for natural filovirus genetic variant naming (< virus name > < isolation host-suffix >/< country of sampling >/< year of sampling >/< genetic variant designation >-< isolate designation >) is retained, but it is proposed to adapt the type of information added to each field for laboratory animal-adapted variants. {F}or instance, the full-length designation of an {E}bola virus {M}ayinga variant adapted at the {S}tate {R}esearch {C}enter for {V}irology and {B}iotechnology "{V}ector" to cause disease in guinea pigs after seven passages would be akin to "{E}bola virus {VECTOR}/{C}.porcellus-lab/{COD}/1976/{M}ayinga-{GPA}-{P}7". {A}s was proposed for the names of natural filovirus variants, we suggest using the full-length designation in databases, as well as in the method section of publications. {S}hortened designations (such as "{EBOV} {VECTOR}/{C}.por/{COD}/76/{M}ay-{GPA}-{P}7") and abbreviations (such as "{EBOV}/{M}ay-{GPA}-{P}7") could be used in the remainder of the text depending on how critical it is to convey information contained in the full-length name. "{EBOV}" would suffice if only one {EBOV} strain/variant/isolate is addressed.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rchives of {V}irology},
  volume = {158},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1425--1432},
  ISSN = {0304-8608},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00705-012-1594-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060416},
}