Objectives of Classification of Microbes
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Importantly, the researchers and scientists practising ‘taxonomy’ i.e., the laws and principles of classification of living organisms, do make great efforts to bring into being logical and justifiable classifications of microorganisms.
Objectives
of Classification
Importantly,
the researchers and scientists practising ‘taxonomy’
i.e., the laws and principles of
classification of living organisms, do make great efforts to bring into being
logical and justifiable classifications of microorganisms that essentially
possess the following two cardinal
qualities, namely:
(a) Stability : It has been duly observed that
such ‘classifications’ that are
essentially liable to experience rapid, radical alterations, practically
tantamount to utter confusion. Hence, sincere and ear nest efforts must be
geared into action to put forward such universally acceptable classifications
that would hardly require any major changes, whatsoever, as and when new
streams of information(s) crop up.
(b) Predictability: It is
ardently vital and important that by acquiring enough knowledge with respect to
the critical characteristic features of one specific bonafide member of a ‘taxonomic group’, it must be quite
possible and feasible to solemnly predict that the other members of the same
identical group presumably have almost similar characteristics as well. In
case, the said objective is not accom-plished satisfactorily, the ‘classification’ could be considered as
either invalid or of little value.
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