1. Guidance for creating individual and batch latinized binomial virus species names
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Postler, Thomas S., Rubino, Luisa, Adriaenssens, Evelien M., Dutilh, Bas E., Harrach, Balázs, Junglen, Sandra, Kropinski, Andrew M., Krupovic, Mart, Wada, Jiro, Crane, Anya, Kuhn, Jens H., Mushegian, Arcady, Rūmnieks, Jānis, Sabanadzovic, Sead, Simmonds, Peter, Varsani, Arvind, Zerbini, F. Murilo, Callanan, Julie, Draper, Lorraine A., Hill, Colin, Stockdale, Stephen R., Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Sub Bioinformatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC), CNR Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante [Torino, Italia] (IPSP), National Research Council of Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Quadram Institute Bioscience [Norwich, U.K.] (QIB), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität = Friedrich Schiller University Jena [Jena, Germany], Utrecht University [Utrecht], Institute for Veterinary Medical Research [Budapest] (AOTI), Centre for Agricultural Research [Budapest] (ATK), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)-Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), Humboldt University Of Berlin, University of Guelph, Virologie des archées - Archaeal Virology, Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Microbiologie Intégrative et Moléculaire (UMR6047), Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pasteur [Paris] (IP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), National Institutes of Health [Bethesda] (NIH), National Science Foundation [Arlington] (NSF), Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre [Rīga], Mississippi State University [Mississippi], University of Oxford, Arizona State University [Tempe] (ASU), University of Cape Town, Universidade Federal de Viçosa = Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), University College Cork (UCC), This work was supported in part through Laulima Government Solutions, LLC prime contract with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) under Contract No. HHSN272201800013C. A.C. and J.W. performed this work as employees or affiliates of Laulima Government Solutions, LLC. J.H.K. performed this work as an employee of Tunnell Government Services (TGS), a subcontractor of Laulima Government Solutions, LLC under Contract No. HHSN272201800013C. This publication has emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland under grant numbers SFI/12/RC/2273_P2 and SFI/14/SP APC/B3032 (J.C., L.A.D, C.H. and S.R.S). E.M.A. gratefully acknowledges the support of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), this research was funded by the BBSRC Institute Strategic Program Gut Microbes and Health BB/R012490/1 and its constituent project(s) BBS/E/F/000PR10353 and BBS/E/F/000PR10356. B.E.D. was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator grant 865694: DiversiPHI and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy EXC 2051 Project-ID 390713860. B.H. is supported by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office—NKFIH (NN140356). A.R.M. is a Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), but the statements and opinions expressed herein are made in the personal capacity and do not constitute the endorsement by NSF or the government of the United States. S.S. acknowledges partial support from the Special Research Initiative (MAFES) USDA-ARS project 58-6066-9-033 and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hatch Project 1021494., European Project: 865694,H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC),DiversiPHI(2020), Theoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, and Sub Bioinformatics
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Virus taxonomy ,Binomial ,virus nomenclature ,virus taxonomy ,Virus nomenclature ,International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses ,binomial ,Ictv ,ICTV ,Virology ,Latinization ,Species name ,[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,species name - Abstract
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses recently adopted, and is gradually implementing, a binomial naming format for virus species. Although full Latinization of these names remains optional, a standardized nomenclature based on Latinized binomials has the advantage of comparability with all other biological taxonomies. As a language without living native speakers, Latin is more culturally neutral than many contemporary languages, and words built from Latin roots are already widely used in the language of science across the world. Conversion of established species names to Latinized binomials or creation of Latinized binomials de novo may seem daunting, but the rules for name creation are straightforward and can be implemented in a formulaic manner. Here, we describe approaches, strategies and steps for creating Latinized binomials for virus species without prior knowledge of Latin. We also discuss a novel approach to the automated generation of large batches of novel genus and species names. Importantly, conversion to a binomial format does not affect virus names, many of which are created from local languages.
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- 2022
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