Chapter 11, Problem 1A

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Yes, because there are millions of bacteria exist on the earth, only 5,000 bacterial species were identified by microbiologists. Therefore 3,000 species have been listed in Bergey’s manual. Using conventional growth medium to the entire bacterial community cannot be cultivated.  It is a great deal for microbiologists to identify and grow new bacterial species using new tools and techniques. Therefore scientist still need to attempt to grow more new bacterial species.