Dissemination of the nitrile-conversing bacteria in the soils of the Perm region

Screening of microorganisms utilizing nitriles of carboxylic acids from the podzol, brown and alluvial soils widely dispersing in the Perm region was carried out. It was discovered, that the cultures of bacteria, having high nitrilase activity, in essence are gram-negative strains; among the cultures producing nitrile hydratase are mainly predominate nocardioform actinomycetes. Seasonal fluctuations of number of the bacteria having nitrile hydratase and nitrilase activity are revealed.