Adriaenssens, Evelien M.Krupovic, MartKnezevic, PetarAckermann, Hans-WolfgangBarylski, JakubBrister, J. RodneyClokie, Martha R.C.Duffy, SiobainDutilh, Bas E.Edwards, Robert A.Enault, FrancoisJang, Ho BinKlumpp, JochenKropinski, Andrew M.Lavigne, RobPoranen, Minna M.Prangishvili, DavidRumnieks, JanisSullivan, Matthew B.Wittmann, JohannesOksanen, Hanna M.Gillis, AnnikaKuhn, Jens H.2017-12-042017-04Adriaenssens, E.M., Krupovic, M., Knezevic, P. et al. Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2016 update from the ICTV bacterial and archaeal viruses subcommittee. Archives of Virology (2017) 162: 1153-1157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-016-3173-4.0304-8608 (print)1432-8798 (online)10.1007/s00705-016-3173-4http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63425The prokaryotic virus community is represented at the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by the Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee. Since our last report [8], the committee composition has changed, and a large number of taxonomic proposals (TaxoProps) were submitted to the ICTV Executive Committee (EC) for approval.en© Springer-Verlag Wien 2017. The original publication is available at : http://link.springer.comjournal/705.Prokaryotic virusInternational Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)TaxonomyPostprint Article