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Rymovirus: a cautionary tale

Authors: Adrian J. Gibbs, Mark J. Gibbs

Published in: Archives of Virology | Issue 3/2018

Abstract

A recent proposal that the genus Rymovirus be assimilated into the genus Potyvirus is examined, discussed, and rejected. It illustrates the danger of using ‘sequence identity’ as a proxy for phylogenetic relatedness to distinguish closely related but distinct groups of viruses.

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Title: Rymovirus: a cautionary tale
Authors: Adrian J. Gibbs
Mark J. Gibbs
Publication date: 01-03-2018
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Virology / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0304-8608
Electronic ISSN: 1432-8798
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-017-3676-7

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