why taxanomical estimate do not give any figure for prokaryotes?

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Taxonomical estimates do not give any figure for prokaryotes because:

• the conventional taxonomic methods used for the purpose of identification are not sufficient for the identification of such microbial species
• it is difficult to culture many of these species under laboratory conditions.

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