File talk:Strep Classification.svg

Am I being stupid? ..
It looks to me as if this charts the Enterococcus species as a group within the Streptococcus genus - ie, it antedates the 1984 reclassification which stipulated Enterococcus as a Genus.

Possible lines of action (select as appropriate): (a) Ignore me              [because yes, I am] (b) add a "health warning", indicating that this chart shows the older / simpler (pre-1984) view [because the article needs correction (ie the chart needs updating, as in (d) below) but it'll take time / require an expert] (c) label the different levels in this chart (identifying genera, species, whatever) [because I've misunderstood it and others might] (d) rework the chart, with the family (Streptococcaceae) at the top and showing the (relevant) genera now recognised (eg / ?ie Streptococcus, Enterococcus and Lactococcus) [because the chart is old and needs the 1984 reclassification applying to it] (e) present the chart in two versions (with a note comparing them): new, as (d) above and for the reason suggested there, + existing [because maybe the old classification still works well for paramedics / clinical / practical / non-lab purposes?]

Immediate action: can you, gentle reader, make a confident choice between (a) I'm being stupid (b) chart out-of-date (c) chart needs clarifying? If so, can you make an immediate quick edit, saying so? - so someone else can tackle the slower work of (b/d/e), (c) etc?

(I've put a cross-reference to this page on Talk:Streptococcus.)

80.194.242.132 (talk) 10:55, 5 February 2012 (UTC)