The idea of whole genome based phylogeny indeed is laudable and one may see it happening in the near future (5–10 years time). But in the developing countries and countries of sub–Saharan region and Africa, the countries with very heavy burden of mycobacterium related diseases and other infections; there is even lack of very basic amenities and it will not be very wise to expect the things changing drastically in these settings. In such settings, even if researchers could come out with a mandatory polyphasic taxonomy, that will be a big big step forward. And it will take full support starting from the very grass root levels to the WHO and other funding agencies. And this study has just shown what could be the implications without an extensive polyphasic frame work. I give thumbs up this study.
