Halophilic bacteria of salt lakes and saline soils of the Peri-Caspian lowland (Republic of Daghestan) and their biotechnological potential.

The article presents the results of studying the biodiversity and biotechnological potential of halophilic microorganisms from the thermal highly mineralized Berikey Lake, the salty Lake Tarumovskoye and saline soils of the Peri-Caspian Lowland (Republic of Daghestan). Denitrifying halophilic bacteria of the genus Halomonas and Virgibacillus were identified using microbiological methods and 16S rRNA gene analysis. A new species Halomonas sp.

[A new culture medium for growing yeast].

A new nutrient medium for growing Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast has been developed using geothermal waters as the mineral source. These waters makes it possible to obtain a complete nutrient medium by adding only ammonium hydroorthophosphate. Such a medium also ensures the recovery of biomass with high biotechnological properties.