Biodiversity of microbial communities of geothermal water and saline soils in the regions of the Caspian depression (Dagestan)

The microbial communities of geothermal waters, saline lakes, solonets-solonchak soils and halophytes in the regions of the Caspian lowland has been performed for the first time. The nocardiomorphic actinomycetes of the genera Nocardia, Rhodococcus Corynebacterium, Propionibacterium, denitrifying organotrophic nonpathogenic amylase- and protease-producing strains of the genus Staphylococcus; from saline soils - bacteria of the genus Bacillus and Salimicrobium; saline lakes - of the genus Bacillus, Virgibacillus, Halomonas from geothermal sources were isolated. Selected cultures have the properties of industrial microorganisms and can be used in technological schemes for water and soil purification, receiving of biologically active substances.