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Nomenclature proposal for picobirnavirus

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Picobirnaviruses have been identified in the feces of a broad range of hosts by several international research groups. Because there is no standard nomenclature for these viruses, we propose a clear and unique name for each strain.

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  1. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, CP 6109, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil

    Maria Clara Duarte Fregolente & Maria Silvia Viccari Gatti

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Fregolente, M.C.D., Gatti, M.S.V. Nomenclature proposal for picobirnavirus. Arch Virol 154, 1953–1954 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-009-0537-z

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