Project ID No: 1162

STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROBE CENOSES IN ANTARCTICA. INVESTIGATIONS OF MICROORGANISMS’ ROLE IN BIOCHEMICAL ELEMENTS CYCLES

The aims of the project and methods of researches:

• Studying of structure and functional interaction of Antarctic microbial cenosis of Galindes island;
• Search and the characteristic microorganisms of different physiological groups (cycles of transformation of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, iron, heavy metals such as Cu, Hg, Cd, Cr) – cultivation of Antarctic microbial associations on selective nutrient media to isolate microorganisms with special type of metabolism that are also can be resistant to heavy metals;
• Definition of bactericidal concentration of Cu2+ for Antarctic microbial cenosis (cultivation of Antarctic microbial associations on nutrient media that contain different concentrations of Cu2+);
• Identification of strains bacteria and yeast resistant to high concentration of Cu2+ (identification both by biochemical criteria and PCR analysis);
• Research of mechanisms of interaction strains with soluble and insoluble forms of Cu, Hg, Cd, Cr.
  

Executive Organization:
Institute of Microbiology and Virology (IMV) of National Academy of Science of Ukraine
154, Zabolotnogo str., 03680, Kyiv, Ukraine

Project Leader:
Dr. Oleksandr Tashyrev
Tel: +38-044-2463880
Mobile: +38-066-5272010
Mobile: +38-067-4644515
Email: tach@i.com.ua

Other project members and their affiliation:
Romanovska Victoria (IMV);
Rokitko Pavel (IMV);
Matveeva Nadeshda (IMV);
Tashyreva Anna (IMV);
Gnatjuk Irina (IMV);

Joining IPY endorsed project:
№ 137 EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY IN THE ANTARCTIC: THE RESPONSE OF LIFE TO CHANGE
Principal Organisations: SCAR, OBIS, CCAMLR
Principal Investigator: Prof. Guido di Prisco, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, ITALY