Gibbs A J, Gibbs M J
Yarralumla, ACT, Australia.
Arch Virol. 2006 Jul;151(7):1419-22. doi: 10.1007/s00705-006-0775-2. Epub 2006 May 22.
We propose that the formal definition of a virus species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) should be broadened by removing the restrictive word "polythetic" from the current definition, so that any characters can be used to define species. This change will bring the definition of virus species into line with the species definitions of cellular organisms and broaden the range of characters available for describing virus species.
我们建议，国际病毒分类委员会（ICTV）对病毒物种的正式定义应予以拓宽，即从当前定义中删除限制性词汇“多性状的”，以便任何特征都可用于定义物种。这一改变将使病毒物种的定义与细胞生物的物种定义保持一致，并拓宽可用于描述病毒物种的特征范围。
