The number and diversity of viral sequences that are identified in metagenomic data far exceeds that of experimentally characterized virus isolates. In a recent workshop, a panel of experts discussed ...

New microbial genomes are constantly being sequenced, and it is crucial to accurately determine their taxonomic identities and evolutionary relationships. Here we report PhyloPhlAn, a new method to ...

Taxonomy is the science that attempts to categorise the many millions of species on Earth. Find out how to define taxonomy, what taxonomists do and why classifying life is so important. The definition ...

Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

Initially after viruses were discovered there was no system for classifying viruses. Consequently viruses were named haphazardly. Most of the vertebrate viruses have been named according to: The ...

An expert committee will analyze the scientific literature to answer the following two questions: 1. Is the Red wolf a taxonomically valid species? 2. Is the Mexican gray wolf a taxonomically valid ...

The Wildlife ontology is a simple lightweight ontology for publishing data about all forms of biological taxa, including phyla, families, and species. The terms in this ontology allow data to be ...