[Resistance to Dehydratation of Extremophilic Bacteria from Antarctic Region and Hypersaline Reservoirs].

Purpose: To determine resistance to dehydratation of bacteria resistant to UV irradiation.

Methods: Objects of research - extremophilic bacteria (from Antarctic islands and hypersaline reservoirs of Israel and Crimea). Dehydratation of bacteria was carried out in sealed desiccator; the exposure without access of moisture was 5 weeks, temperature - 22 - 25 °C, humidity - 1 - 4 %.

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE TO p-NITROCHLOROBENZENE OF KARST CAVES MICROORGANISMS.

The biochemical mechanisms of resistance to persistent organic xenobiotic p-nitrochlorobenzene (NCB) of bacterial strains isolated from two cave clays ecosystems-Mushkarova Yama (Podolia, Ukraine) and Kuybyshevskaya (Western Caucasus, Abkhazia) have been established It has been determined that chemoorganotrophic karst caves strains could interact with NCB and transform it reducing the nitro group withformation of p-chloroaniline (ClA) followed by further destruction of NCB aromatic ring. This explained high resistance of caves strains to NCB. The studied strains could potentially be used in wastewater treatment from nitrochloraromatic compounds.