In this article we will discuss about the nomenclature of viruses. It was realised by the virologists that binomial system of nomenclature proposed by Carolus Linnaeus and successfully used for both animals and plants cannot be used for viruses. Johnson (1927) was the first to attempt to naming the viruses. According to him, the name of a virus consists of [...]
The nomenclature of bacteria is regulated by the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria which was revised in 1975 and the revised code was updated in 1992. The code presents the formal framework by which bacteria are to be officially named, and the procedures by which existing names can be changed for example, when new data warrants [...]
In this article we will discuss about the Codes and Rules of Nomenclature. There are five codes of nomenclature: (i) International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN), (ii) International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), (iii) International Code of Bacteriological Nomenclature (IC Вас N), (iv) International Code of Viral Nomenclature (ICVN) and (v) International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP). International [...]