A clash of ideas – the varying uses of the ‘species’ term in virology and their utility for classifying viruses in metagenomic datasets
Species definitions of viruses are frequently descriptive, with assignments often being based on their disease manifestations, host range, geographical distribution and transmission routes. This method of categorizing viruses has recently been challenged by technology advances, such as high-throughp...
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Microbiology Society
2018
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