How to write virus, species, and other taxa names

Hello,

Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and therefore, the nomenclature used to write the name of the infectious agent is that of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes and not the ICTV which deals only with viruses.

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Dear members,

Please, how do I write the official ICTV name for Bubonic plague diease.

thank  you 

Dear members, 

how do I write the official ICTV name fo Bubonic plague disease.

thank you!

Thanks for your answer and all your valuable work.

One of our future goals is to provide a database of synonyms for virus names that are classified as members of a particular species. But other than the Virus Metadata Resource (https://ictv.global/vmr/) that provides a list of exemplar viruses for each species, we do not yet have a complete database of synonyms.

Dear members,

Is there a list of synonyms for the current virus species designation?

Thanks for your answer.

OA

"I have a question regarding the document that describes how to write viruses. In "A species name" it says that the first letter in capital letters should be written in italics and several other things ... But in "A virus name" it says that they should not be written in italics, nor the first letter in capital letters, etc. How is it then? It seems that one explanation contradicts another!"

The difference is between writing a species name verses writing a virus name. (“Species” refers to a taxonomic rank to which one or more “viruses” have been assigned based on a set of shared characteristics.) A species name is an official, formal taxonomic name approved by the ICTV. As for other taxonomic names, they are written in italics with the first word capitalized. A virus name is an informal label generally assigned by the investigator first reporting the discovery of the new virus in the literature, in sequence records, or by some other means. As an informal name, it is neither italicized nor capitalized.

Tengo una duda respecto al documento que describe como escribir los virus. En "A species name" dice que deben escribirse en itálica la primera letra en mayúscula y varias cosas mas ...Pero en "A virus name" dice que no deben escribirse en itálica, ni la primera letra en mayúscula, etc. Como es entonces?, parece que se contradice una explicación con otra!

Thank yo so much!

As for betacoronaviruses, my preference would be using a single word, ebolaviruses. But again, there is no official guideline. I see both usages in the literature, but the single word is more common.

When referring to the genus, the correct usage is to capitalize and italicize the name: "...the genus Betacoronavirus.". 

For casual reference to the group of viruses, there is no "official" designation of names. In this case, my preference would be a single word: "... betacoronaviruses such as SARS-CoV...".

Elliot

similarly, when talking about ebolaviruses in general (the various species within Ebolavirus ), is it one or two words: ebola viruses vs. ebolaviruses?

If I am talking about beta/alpha coronaviruses in general, is it one word or two: e.g. 'beta coronaviruses' or 'betacoronaviruses'? (No italics, correct)?

Would Betacoronavirus only be capitalized when explicitly referring to the genus (i.e. ...the genus Betacoronavirus contains...

Kenny,

The strain names are provided in the VMR mentioned above. 

Elliot

Dear Elliot,

Please one more thing, my supervisor wants me to use ICTV strain name of specific MSVs in my experiment with their accession number. Please, can you throw more lights on getting this strain name?

Thank you.