With the major role played by microbacteria in medicine and pollution prevention today, the United States, which has invested hugely in microbacteriological research, is already sounding out the idea of global patents for microbacteria.
而且，目前微生物菌種因為在醫學上、污染防治上發揮強大功能，投入大量費用研發微生物菌種的美國，也已在世界各國放出微生物專利的訊息。