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About WikiProject Microbiology

This Wikiproject aims to organize efforts to improve microbiology-related articles on Wikipedia.

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This project aims to cover all areas of microbiology including: bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, viruses, microbiologists, microbiological methods and concepts, microbiology equipment, microscopy, and other microbiology-related topics.

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Assist in public relations and outreach by recruiting editors interested in microbiology to contribute. A bot-generated list of users active on microbiology pages is here!

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Categorise articles by adding them to the appropriate microbiology categories as shown to right.

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Cleanup : Sterilisation (microbiology), Escherichia coli, Lactobacillus
Expand : Antimicrobial, Colony-forming unit, Microbiologist, Lactobacillus, Lactic acid bacteria, Escherichia coli, Indicator bacteria, Yersinia pestis
Merge :
- Bacterial cellular morphologies: (Coccus, Diplococcus, Coccobacillus, Bacilli, etc)
- Coliform Index into Faecal coliforms
- Merge and redirect all Alga stub basionyms
Split : Mycoplasma
Stubs : Category:Microbiology stubs, but also... Telonemia, Morganella morganii, Chaetoceros coarctatus, Roseofilum reptotaenium, Rhabdosphaera clavigera
Other :
- Get to GA class: Mould, Yersinia pestis, Category:B-Class Microbiology articles
- Get to FA class: Escherichia coli, Yeast, Category:GA-Class_Microbiology_articles

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Microbiology articles by quality statics

Microbiology articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	5	5					10
FM					15		15
GA	9	14	7	18		1	49
B	36	55	56	107		6	260
C	22	98	321	838		48	1,327
Start	6	78	361	1,733		99	2,277
Stub		10	115	11,741	3	40	11,909
List	3	5	13	45	1	4	71
Category					1,054		1,054
Disambig					35		35
File					17		17
Portal					2		2
Project					14		14
Redirect		3	19	465	812		1,299
Template					4,834		4,834
NA					2		2
Other					25		25
Assessed	81	268	892	14,947	6,814	198	23,200
Unassessed						27	27
Total	81	268	892	14,947	6,814	225	23,227
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 89,025			Ω = 5.62

Microbiology articles by quality log

August 8, 2026

Assessed

SVT-4A1011 (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)

August 6, 2026

Assessed

Staphylococcus taiwanensis (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Tremula vibrans (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Zavarzinia (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)

Removed

Draft:Mitch Walters (talk) removed.

August 5, 2026

Assessed

Phalansteriida (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Sphaerobacteraceae (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Tremula (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Tremula longifila (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Variosea (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)

Removed

Template:Taxonomy/Corbihelia (talk) removed.
Template:Taxonomy/Corbistoma (talk) removed.
Template:Taxonomy/Endohelea (talk) removed.
Template:Taxonomy/Endohelia (talk) removed.
Template:Taxonomy/Palpitia (talk) removed.
Template:Taxonomy/Pediglissa (talk) removed.

August 4, 2026

Reassessed

Corbihelia (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Low-Class to NA-Class. (rev · t)
Corbistoma (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Low-Class to NA-Class. (rev · t)
Endohelea (talk) reassessed. Importance rating changed from Low-Class to NA-Class. (rev · t)
Filipodium (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
Platyproteum (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)

Assessed

Aminicella (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Category:Caryophanaceae (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Caryophanon (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Francisella philomiragia (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Laboea (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Pseudoselenomonas (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Squirmid (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Thermoactinomyces (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Category:Thermoactinomycetaceae (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)

August 3, 2026

Renamed

Draft:Jean-Claude Manuguerra renamed to Jean-Claude Manuguerra.

Reassessed

Corbihelia (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
Corbistoma (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
Endohelea (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)

August 2, 2026

Renamed

Draft:Hydrothermarchaeota renamed to Hydrothermarchaeota.

Reassessed

Eric W. Triplett (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)

Assessed

Catellicoccus (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Ruminococcus bromii (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)

Writing guides

Taxon names

Candidatus higher taxa should not have the word Candidatus (or the abbreviation Ca.) in their names. For example, "Hodarchaeales" is the correct usage while "Candidatus Hodarchaeales" or "Ca. Hodarchaeales" are wrong. Candidatus genera and species should have Candidatus in their names. Other taxa should not have Candidatus in their names.

Article titles

Articles about taxa should not have quotes or Candidatus in their titles.

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Did you know

08 Jul 2026 – Faecalibacterium prausnitzii (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Beta Beta Beta (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

28 Jul 2026 – Beata Gutarowska (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ldm1954 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
26 Jul 2026 – Thomas Francis and Ruth Reardon O'Brien (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JTZegers (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

22 Jul 2026 – Amblyosporidae (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted

Redirects for discussion

29 Jul 2026 – Krasil’nikov (talk · edit · hist) →Nikolai Krasilnikov (microbiologist) was RfDed by Ike Lek (t · c); see discussion
20 Jul 2026 – Cyclospora (talk · edit · hist) →Cyclosporiasis RfDed by Plantdrew (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Good article nominees

28 Dec 2025 – Centrohelid (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Snoteleks (t · c); start discussion

Good article reassessments

01 May 2026 – Smallpox (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

09 Jul 2026 – Developayellaceae (talk · edit · hist) move request to Developea by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Developea (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
02 Jul 2026 – Tectofilosid (talk · edit · hist) move request to Tectofilosida by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Tectofilosida (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 11 Jul 2026; see discussion
02 Jul 2026 – Pansomonad (talk · edit · hist) move request to Pansomonadida by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Pansomonadida (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 11 Jul 2026; see discussion
07 Jun 2026 – Tetrahelia (talk · edit · hist) move request to Tetradimorpha pterbica by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Tetradimorpha pterbica (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 21 Jun 2026; see discussion
07 Jun 2026 – Helkesida (talk · edit · hist) move request to Sainouroidea by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Sainouroidea (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
28 May 2026 – Trypanosoma evansi (talk · edit · hist) move request to Trypanosoma brucei evansi by Jako96 (t · c) was moved to Trypanosoma brucei evansi (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 10 Jun 2026; see discussion

Articles to be split

22 Apr 2026 – Campylobacter jejuni (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
18 Nov 2023 – Gram-negative bacteria (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
18 Nov 2023 – Gram-positive bacteria (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Artoria2e5 (t · c); see discussion
18 Oct 2023 – Tetrahymena (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

20 Jul 2026 – Draft:Marek Basler (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Doemsche (t · c)
01 Aug 2026 – Draft:Thomas Mitchell Schmidt (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by JaneTaylorMatilda (t · c) was declined
08 Jul 2026 – Draft:Barry P. Rosen (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Brosen1b (t · c) was accepted to Barry P. Rosen (talk · edit · hist) by HazelAlbertSheriff (t · c) on 11 Jul 2026
02 Jun 2026 – Draft:Richard Yuqi Zhao (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by RYZScholar (t · c) was accepted to Richard Yuqi Zhao (talk · edit · hist) by Nahleghini (t · c) on 29 Jun 2026
22 May 2026 – Draft:Pierre Calleja (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by MMLCJ (t · c) was declined by Helpful Raccoon (t · c) on 28 Jun 2026
04 May 2026 – Draft:Jean-Claude Manuguerra (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by JohnR-FR (t · c) was accepted to Jean-Claude Manuguerra (talk · edit · hist) by Girdi45 (t · c) on 02 Aug 2026
04 May 2026 – Draft:Hydrothermarchaeota (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Learnivore (t · c) was accepted to Hydrothermarchaeota (talk · edit · hist) by Pladica (t · c) on 01 Aug 2026
undated – Draft:Soil Memory (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC was moved to Soil Memory (talk · edit · hist) by Balabush (t · c) on 30 Jun 2026

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Microbiology

About WikiProject Microbiology

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August 5, 2026

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August 4, 2026

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