Virus Taxonomy:
The Sixth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.

Edited by   F.A. Murphy, C.M. Fauquet, D.H.L. Bishop, S.A. Ghabrial, A.W. Jarvis, G.P. Martelli, M.A. Mayo, M.D. Summers.   Springer-Verlag. Wien, 1995

Contents

Part I: Introduction to the Universal System of Virus Taxonomy



The History of Virus Taxonomy
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
The Universal System of Virus Taxonomy
Virus Nomenclature
Structural, Genomic, Physicochemical and Replicative Properties of Viruses Used in Taxonomy
Some Properties of Viruses Used in Taxonomy
Taxonomy and Unambiguous Virus Identification
Taxonomy and the Adequate Description of New Viruses
Taxonomy in Diagnostic Virology
The Future of Virus Taxonomy

Part II: The Viruses



Glossary of Abbreviations and Virological Terms
Virus Diagrams
Taxa Listed Alphabetically
Taxa Listed by Host
Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid
Key to the Placement of Viruses in Taxa
The Order of Presentation of the Viruses
Descriptions of Taxa

Part III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1990-1993
The Statutes of the ICTV, 1993
The Rules of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1993
The Format for Submission of New Taxonomic Proposals

Part IV: Indexes



Author Index
Virus Index
Taxonomic Index