Stylistic considerations

With the publication of the VIIth Report [5], the ICTV has decided that, a virus species being an international taxonomic name, the species names should be given in italics with the first letter of the species name capitalized (Tomato leaf curl virus ). This does not apply to strain or isolate names, which are not italicized; however, to reenforce the importance and the existence of virus names, it has been decided that the first letter of a virus name, whatever its taxonomic status is, should remained capitalized; Sugarcane streak Egypt virus from Aswan (SSEV-[Asw]).