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virus classification

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Also known as virus taxonomy, classification of viruses, taxonomy of viruses

organisation of viruses into a taxonomic system

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Virus classification

Virus classification is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “virus classification” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.