About Virus Taxonomic Classification

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relation to other known biological organisms, and then giving it a name. This process of classification and naming comprises the discipline of taxonomy, and has been an integral part of biological research since at least the 18th Century when Carl Linnaeus defined the principles of modern taxonomy. Taxonomic classification is a scientific endeavor whereby biological organisms are grouped together and placed into their proper taxonomic hierarchy based on the characteristics that form a unique descriptor identifying a particular organism. This research process is driven by individual scientists who publish their work, providing their evidence for the proposed classification. As new data are obtained either on the organisms previously studied, or on related organisms, the classification hierarchy may change. The principles, procedures, and nomenclature used to name taxa, is handled by one of the international organizations charged with developing the necessary guidelines. For example, naming of animal species is subject to the principles established by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Naming of bacterial species is guided by the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology.</p><h3>Virus Classification</h3><p><img style="padding:15px;" src="/sites/default/files/services/4051C008-AA7D-46A8-9240-D210677A4B58.jpeg" alt="Virus" width="285" height="224" class="align-left" loading="lazy">Classification of viruses is based on the collection and comparison of various characters that describe the virus, and can then be used to distinguish one virus from another. Characters can consist of any property or feature of the virus, and include the molecular composition of the genome; the structure of the virus capsid and whether or not it is enveloped; the gene expression program used to produce virus proteins; host range; pathogenicity; and sequence similarity. While all characters are important in determining taxonomic relationships, sequence comparisons using both pairwise sequence similarity and phylogenetic relationships have become one of the primary sets of characters used to define and distinguish virus taxa.</p><p>Based on an assessment of characters, a hierarchical relationship is established that groups together viruses with similar properties. The properties that define higher-level taxa are shared with all lower-level taxa that belong to higher-level taxa. For example, viruses of the order <em>Picornavirales</em> are all non-enveloped, icosahedral particles containing one or two segments of positive-sense RNA. The family <em>Picornaviridae</em> is one of several families belonging to the order <em>Picornavirales</em>. Members of the family <em>Picornaviridae</em> contain a single monocistronic genome with conserved genome organization (arrangement of encoded polypeptides). Members of the genus <em>Enterovirus</em> (family <em>Picornaviridae</em>) share more than 42% amino acid identity across the length of their polyprotein. Finally, members of the species <em>Enterovirus C</em>, share a limited range of hosts and host receptors, have similar polyprotein processing programs, and share more than 70% amino acid identity in the polyprotein. Once these criteria for grouping similar viruses into common taxa are established, they are used as demarcation criteria to determine if newly discovered viruses are members of an existing species (and therefore also in existing higher-level taxa), or if the new viruses warrant creation of a new species (and potentially new higher-level taxa), if their properties are sufficiently distinct from the viruses in an existing species.</p><h3>The ICTV</h3><p><img style="padding:15px;" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ictvLogo.png" alt="Virus" width="285" height="144" class="align-left" loading="lazy">The first internationally organized attempts to introduce order into the bewildering variety of viruses took place at the International Congress of Microbiology held in Moscow in 1966. A committee was created, later called the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), and was given the task of developing a single, universal taxonomic scheme for all the viruses infecting animals (vertebrates, invertebrates and protozoa), plants (higher plants and algae), fungi, bacteria and archaea. The ICTV was created as a committee of the Virology Division of the International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) and is governed by Statutes approved by the Virology Division. The <a href="/statutes">Statutes</a> define the objectives of ICTV: (i) to develop an internationally agreed taxonomy for viruses (the term “viruses” for this purpose is taken to include viroids and some important groups of satellite viruses); (ii) to develop internationally agreed names for these taxa; (iii) to communicate taxonomic decisions to the international community of virologists; and (iv) to maintain an index of virus names. The Statutes also state that classification and nomenclature of viruses will be subject to rules set out in an <a href="/code">International Code</a>. Virus taxonomy differs from other types of biological classification because the ICTV not only regulates a Code of Nomenclature but also considers and approves the creation of virus taxa. Priority of publication is not the determining factor. </p><h3>The working of the ICTV</h3><p><img style="padding:15px;" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ICTV-Organizational-Chart-2020_0.png" alt="Virus" width="285" height="214" class="align-left" loading="lazy">The ICTV Executive Committee (EC) has established over 100 international <a href="/sc">Study Groups</a> (SGs) covering all virus taxa. The Chair of each SG is appointed by the relevant Subcommittee Chair, who is a member of the EC. Each subcommittee is responsible for classes of viruses with different genome configurations infecting different hosts. The current subcommittees encompass <span>Archaeal Viruses, </span>Animal DNA Viruses and Retroviruses, Animal dsRNA and ssRNA- Viruses, Animal ssRNA+ Viruses, Bacterial Viruses, Fungal and Protist Viruses, and Plant Viruses. SG Chairs are responsible for (i) organizing discussions among SG members of emerging taxonomic issues in their field, (ii) overseeing the submission of proposals for new taxonomy, and (iii) preparing or revising relevant chapter(s) in ICTV Reports.</p><h3>Developing new taxonomy</h3><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Taxonomic_Rank.png" alt="Taxonomic_Rank.png" width="300" height="162" class="align-left" loading="lazy"> The ICTV welcomes taxonomic proposals from any interested individual, although in practice, most are prepared by the relevant SG. A proposal template and guidance notes are available for downloading from <a href="/taxonomy/templates">https://ictv.global/taxonomy/templates</a>. Proposals will be forwarded to the relevant SG and will also be made available on the<a href="/files/proposals/pending"> ICTV website </a>for public comment. Authors are then invited to respond to any comments made. Subcommittee Chairs then present taxonomic proposals to the EC for discussion and approval at the annual EC meeting. Straightforward proposals, such as those to create new species within existing genera for which species demarcation have been previously established, can normally be approved at a single meeting. More complex or controversial proposals are made available on the ICTV website for public comment before being re-considered by the EC.</p><p>Proposals approved by the EC do not become accepted taxonomy until they have been ratified by the full ICTV membership. As specified in the Statutes, this includes members of the various Subcommittees (mostly SG Chairs), National Members and Life Members. Lists of members are provided at <a href="/members">https://ictv.global/members</a>. Ratification proceeds by an email vote, after which the approved taxonomy is updated at <a href="/taxonomy/">https://ictv.global/taxonomy/</a>. In general, new taxonomy approved by the EC in the summer, is ratified by ICTV Members in March-April of the next year, at which time it becomes official. This site should always be consulted for the most up-to-date ICTV taxonomic information. Summaries of the voting decisions are also prepared and published annually in an article in <em>Archives of Virology</em> within the  Virology Division News section, and <a href="/files/proposals/approved">approved taxonomic proposals </a>are available from the ICTV web site.</p><h3>References</h3><p>*Some of this discussion has been published in Lefkowitz EJ, Dempsey DM, Hendrickson RC, Orton RJ, Siddell SG, Smith DB. (2017) <a href="https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/46/D1/D708/4508876">Virus taxonomy: the database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)</a>. Nucleic Acids Res. Jan 4;46(D1):D708-D717. PMID: 29040670. PMCID: PMC5753373.</p><h3>Other useful references include:</h3><ol><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780123846846/virus-taxonomy">Virus taxonomy: classification and nomenclature of viruses: Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses.</a> (2012) Ed: King A.M.Q., Adams M.J., Carstens E.B. and Lefkowitz E.J. San Diego: Elsevier.</li><li>Virus taxonomy: classification and nomenclature of viruses: Online Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. <a href="/online_report">https://ictv.global/report</a>.</li><li>Adams MJ, Hendrickson RC, Dempsey DM, and Lefkowitz EJ. (2015). <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-015-2376-4">Tracking the changes in virus taxonomy</a>. Arch Virol. Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 25708839.</li><li>Simmonds P, Adams MJ, Benkő M, Breitbart M, Brister JR, Carstens EB, Davison AJ, Delwart E, Gorbalenya AE, Harrach B, Hull R, King AM, Koonin EV, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Lefkowitz EJ, Nibert ML, Orton R, Roossinck MJ, Sabanadzovic S, Sullivan MB, Suttle CA, Tesh RB, van der Vlugt RA, Varsani A, Zerbini FM. (2017) <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2016.177">Consensus statement: Virus taxonomy in the age of metagenomics.</a> Nat Rev Microbiol. Mar;15(3):161-168. PMID: 28134265.</li><li>Adams MJ, Lefkowitz EJ, King AM, Harrach B, Harrison RL, Knowles NJ, Kropinski AM, Krupovic M, Kuhn JH, Mushegian AR, Nibert ML, Sabanadzovic S, Sanfaçon H, Siddell SG, Simmonds P, Varsani A, Zerbini FM, Orton RJ, Smith DB, Gorbalenya AE, Davison AJ. (2017)<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00705-016-3215-y"> 50 years of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: progress and prospects</a>. Arch Virol. Jan 11. 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