To assess this problem, one of us (HWA) analyzed 155 publications with phage micrographs originating in 28 countries, published between 2007 and January 2012 in over 50 journals. Twothirds (109) were of poor quality, namely contrastless, unsharp, astigmatic, of small size and low magnification (below 150,000¾). Only 46 could be considered as good or acceptable. The adjectives "poor and good" are somewhat subjective and we apologize for this. The micrographs had been obtained with a wide selection of about 50 types or models of electron microscopes, most of which were "digital." The vast majority of articles presented several pictures. "Manual" microscopes were apparently disappearing fast. Clearly, poor electron microscopy is a global problem.