Virus Taxonomy (Hardcover)

Contents
Preface
Part I: Introduction to Universal Virus Taxonomy 3

Part II: The Viruses 9

A Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms 10 Taxa Listed by Nucleic Acid and Size of the Genome 12
The Virosphere 2004 14
The Virus Diagrams 14
The Virus Particle Structures 19
The Order of Presentation of the Viruses 23
The Double Stranded DNA Viruses 33
The Single Stranded DNA Viruses 277
The DNA and RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses 371
The Double Stranded RNA Viruses 441
The Negative Sense Single Stranded RNA Viruses 607
The Positive Sense Single Stranded RNA Viruses 739
The Unassigned Viruses 1127
The Subviral Agents 1143
Viroids 1145
Satellites 1161
Vertebrate Prions 1169
Fungal Prions 1177


Part III: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses 1189

Officers and Members of the ICTV, 1999-2002 1191
The Statutes of the ICTV, 1998 1203
The Code of Virus Classification and Nomenclature, 1998 1207

Part IV: Indexes 1213

Virus Index 1215
Taxonomic Index 1256