title: [Study on the Lake Baikal microbial community in the areas of the natural oil seeps].
abstract: We studied the composition of a natural microbial community, the distribution of different groups of microorganisms (including those able to degrade oil hydrocarbons) within the areas of natural oil seeps in the Lake Baikal. It was revealed that, in the bottom sediments, the oil-degrading microorganisms dominating the community have included the bacteria of g. Bacillus, while in the water column, dominating microbes are presented by species of genera Rhodococcus Pseudomonas, and Micrococcus. Under the conditions of the model experiment, the potential activity of Baikal microbes towards utilization of n-alcanes has been assessed. Under such conditions it was shown that the concentration of n-alcanes decreases to 60% during 20 days of the experiment (the initial oil concentration was 0.5 mg/l, i.e., ten maximal permissible concentrations, MPC).
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Pavlova
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Zemskaia
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gorshkov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Parfenova
authors.forename: M Iu
authors.initials: MIu
authors.lastname: Suslova
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Khlystov
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012800:Siberia; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D010578:Petroleum