Contents

Microbiology

Vol. 90, No. 6, 2021

Reviews

Microbial Degradation of Plastics and Approaches to Make it More Efficient

I. B. Kotova, Yu. V. Taktarova, E. A. Tsavkelova, M. A. Egorova, I. A. Bubnov, D. V. Malakhova, L. I. Shirinkina, T. G. Sokolova and E. A. Bonch-Osmolovskaya p. 671  abstract

Plant-Derived Inhibitors of Density-Dependent Communication in Bacteria: Diversity of Structures, Bioactivity Mechanisms, and Sources of Origin

D. G. Deryabin, A. A. Galadzhieva, D. B. Kosyan and G. K. Duskaev p. 702  abstract

Experimental Articles

Microbial Diversity of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago

E. M. Semenova, T. L. Babich, D. Sh. Sokolova, A. S. Dobriansky, A. V. Korzun and D. R. Kryukov p. 721  abstract

New Biocomposite Materials Based on Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Microorganisms and Their Potential for Oil Products Degradation

Yu. A. Nikovaev, I. A. Borzenkov, E. V. Demkina, N. G. Loiko, T. A. Kanapatskii, I. V. Perminova, A. N. Khreptugova, N. V. Grigor’eva, I. V. Bliznets, N. A. Manucharova, V. V. Sorokin, M. A. Kovalenko and G. I. El’-Registan p. 731  abstract

Microbial Degraders of Petroleum and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Sod-Podzolic Soil

N. A. Manucharova, M. A. Bolshakova, T. L. Babich, T. P. Tourova, E. M. Semenova, A. S. Yanovich, A. B. Poltaraus, A. L. Stepanov and T. N. Nazina p. 743  abstract

AZ-130 Strain from Oil-contaminated Soil of Azerbaijan: Isolation, Antibacterial Screening, and Optimization of Cultivation Conditions

A. G. Aghayeva, S. J. Streatfield and I. M. Huseynova p. 754  abstract

Effect of Abrupt Increase in Ammonium Load on Activity of the Anammox Bacterial Community in a Sequencing Batch Reactor

A. G. Dorofeev, Yu. A. Nikolaev, V. A. Grachev, A. Yu. Kallistova, Yu. Yu. Berestovskaya and N. V. Pimenov p. 763  abstract

Inhibition of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in LH2 and LH1-RC Pigment-protein Complexes of a Purple Sulfur Bacterium Thermochromatium tepidum

M. A. Bolshakov, A. A. Ashikhmin, Z. K. Makhneva and A. A. Moskalenko p. 772  abstract

Evaluation of Homoserine Lactone Production by Pseudomonas spp. Isolates

I. F. Karimov, T. O. Fedorova, O. O. Zherebyateva, S. D. Borisov and E. A. Mikhailova p. 780  abstract

Production and Structural Parameters of the Phytoplankton and Bacterioplankton Communities at Two Stations in the Open Part of the Sevastopol Bay Mouth: Assessment of the Effect of the Mussel Farm

E. S. Solomonova and A. I. Akimov p. 785  abstract

Factors Relating to Adhesion and Aggregation of Lactobacillus paracasei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strains

B. Sophatha and R. Teanpaisan p. 793  abstract

Comparison of Microbial Communities in the Rhizosphere Soils from Two Varieties of Camellia sinensis in Yunnan Province, China

Y. Yang, H. Wu and Sh. Wang p. 801  abstract

The Predominance of Proteobacteria and Cyanobacteria in the Cycas dolichophylla Coralloid Roots Revealed by 16S rRNA Metabarcoding

Y. Zheng, T.-Y. Chiang, Ch-Li Huang, X.-Y. Feng, K. Yrjälä and X. Gong p. 805  abstract

Biosorption of the Industrial Dye Remazol Brilliant Blue R by Bacillus rigiliprofundi

S. Biswas and P. Basak p. 816  abstract

Prodigiosin from an Endofungal Bacterium Serratia marcescens D1 Inhibits Biofilm Formation in Gram-Positive Bacteria

D. J. Hazarika, M. Kakoti, R. Kalita, T. Gautom, G. Goswami, M. Barooah and R. C. Boro p. 829  abstract

Screening of Biosurfactant Production by Yarrowia lipolytica Strains and Evaluation of Their Antibiofilm and Anti-Adhesive Activities against Salmonella enterica ser. Enteritidis Biofilms

F. Shatila, E. Uyar and H. T. Yalçın p. 839  abstract

Pesticide-Degrading and Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacilli Isolated from Agricultural Soil of Punjab (India) Enhance Plant Growth

P. Kumar, A. K. Rai, A. Gupta, H. Phukon, A. Singh, D. Kalita, S. Sharma, K. Harshvardhan and R. C. Dubey p. 848  abstract

Effects of Mineral Salts on the Activity and Composition of a Mixed Culture of Acidophilic Microorganisms

J. Li, H. Yang, L. Tong, Z. Liu, Z. Jin and G. Chen p. 857  abstract

Short Communications

Highly Persistent Strains of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria as a Base for Increasing the Viable Cell Numbers during Long-Term Storage

Yu. A. Nikolaev, N. G. Loiko, E. V. Demkina, I. A. Borzenkov, T. A. Kanapatskii and G. I. El’-Registan p. 868  abstract

Errata

Erratum to: Response of Bacteria to Mechanical Stimuli

S. S. Evstigneeva, E. M. Telesheva, D. I. Mokeev, I. V. Borisov, L. P. Petrova and A. V. Shelud’ko p. 873  abstract

Erratum to: Metagenomic Analysis of the Microbial Community in the Underground Coal Fire Area (Kemerovo Region, Russia) Revealed Predominance of Thermophilic Members of the Phyla Deinococcus-Thermus, Aquificae, and Firmicutes

V. V. Kadnikov, A. V. Mardanov, A. V. Beletsky, O. V. Karnachuk and N. V. Ravin p. 874  abstract