Contents

Microbiology

Vol. 87, No. 2, 2018

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Microbiology ISSN 0026-2617.

Reviews

Microbial Symbionts of Insects: Genetic Organization, Adaptive Role, and Evolution

N. A. Provorov and O. P. Onishchuk p. 151  abstract

Experimental Articles

Direct Fe(III) Reduction from Synthetic Ferrihydrite by Haloalkaliphilic Lithotrophic Sulfidogens

D. G. Zavarzina, S. N. Gavrilov and T. N. Zhilina p. 164  abstract

Carbohydrate Spectrum of Extremophilic Yeasts Yarrowia lipolytica under pH Stress

V. Yu. Sekova, D. I. Dergacheva, V. M. Tereshina, E. P. Isakova and Yu. I. Deryabina p. 173  abstract

Role of Partially Saturated Canthaxanthin and Ergosterol in the survival of Aspergillus carbonarius mutant at extreme acidic condition

A. Kumar, A. Mathimaran, A. H. Shrikanta and V. Govindaswamy p. 183  abstract

Effect of Light with Different Spectral Composition on Cell Growth and Pigment Composition of the Membranes of Purple Sulfur Bacteria Allochromatium minutissimum and Allochromatium vinosum

M. A. Bol’shakov, A. A. Ashikhmin, Z. K. Makhneva and A. A. Moskalenko p. 191  abstract

Comparative Analysis of the Biological Activity and Chromatographic Profiles of the Extracts of Beauveria bassiana and B. pseudobassiana Cultures Grown on Different Nutrient Substrates

A. O. Berestetskiy, A. N. Ivanova, M. O. Petrova, D. S. Prokof’eva, E. A. Stepanycheva, A. M. Uspanov and G. R. Lednev p. 200  abstract

Hybrid Selection of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeasts for Thermotolerance and Fermentation Activity

E. S. Naumova, A. Zh. Sadykova, N. N. Martynenko and G. I. Naumov p. 215  abstract

Phenol Oxidase Activity of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 Mutants with Modified Motility and Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 Phase Variants with Different Plasmid Composition

E. G. Ponomareva, M. A. Kupryashina, A. V. Shelud’ko, L. P. Petrova, E. P. Vetchinkina, E. I. Katsy and V. E. Nikitina p. 222  abstract

Bio-Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles by Fusarium oxysporum and Assessment of their Conjugation Possibility with Two Types of β-Lactam Antibiotics Without any Additional Linkers

P. Pourali, B. Yahyaei and S. Afsharnezhad p. 229  abstract

Microbial Community Composition and Rates of the Methane Cycle Microbial Processes in the Upper Sediments of the Yamal Sector of the Southwestern Kara Sea

A. S. Savvichev, I. I. Rusanov, V. V. Kadnikov, A. V. Beletskii, N. V. Ravin and N. V. Pimenov p. 238  abstract

Cyanobacterial Diversity in the Soils of Russian Dry Steppes and Semideserts

A. D. Temraleeva p. 249  abstract

Diversity of Oil-Degrading Microorganisms in the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) in Spring and in Summer

T. Yu. Izmalkova, A. B. Gafarov, O. I. Sazonova, S. L. Sokolov, I. A. Kosheleva and A. M. Boronin p. 261  abstract

Bacterial Diversity and Functional Activity of Microbial Communities in Hot Springs of the Baikal Rift Zone

E. V. Lavrentyeva, A. A. Radnagurueva, D. D. Barkhutova, N. L. Belkova, S. V. Zaitseva, Z. B. Namsaraev, V. M. Gorlenko and B. B. Namsaraev p. 272  abstract

Isolation and Characterization of Bacterial Species from Ain Mud Volcano, Iran

E. Sepanian, A. A. Sepahy and F. Hosseini p. 282  abstract

Isolation and Characterization of Polyester-Based Plastics-Degrading Bacteria from Compost Soils

P. Sriyapai, K. Chansiri and T. Sriyapai p. 290  abstract