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What's in a Virus Name?

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  1. D. H. WATSON and P. WILDY: Members of the Medical Research Council Virus Group.

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  1. Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

    A. J. GIBBS &  B. D. HARRISON

  2. Department of Virology and Bacteriology, University of Birmingham,

    D. H. WATSON &  P. WILDY

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GIBBS, A., HARRISON, B., WATSON, D. et al. What's in a Virus Name?. Nature 209, 450–454 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209450a0

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