The laboratory of microbiology performs high-level innovative activities on research projects. Our team develops and implements high-tech methods and analyses for the biotechnological production of biologically active substances; produces microbial fertilizers and controls their quality.

1. Main activities:

Isolation, characterization, identification and deposition of new microbial strains;

• Maintenance of working and collection production microbial cultures;
• Design and monitoring of ongoing microbiological experiments;
• Fermentations – preparation, operation, cultivation and post-fermentation analyses; process optimization;
• Development, testing and registration of new products;
• Development of regimes for lyophilization of biological samples;
• Preparation, disintegration, extraction and analysis of biologically active substances of microbial and vegetable origin;
• Gene manipulations to obtain high concentrations of biologically active substances – secondary metabolites (phytohormones, enzymes, vitamins, pigments, etc.)

2. Microbial collections:

Nitrogen fixators: Azotobacter sp. , Paenibacillus sp.

• PGPR – Pseudomonas sp., Bacillus sp., Paenibacillus sp.,
• Mycorrhiza – Trichoderma sp.
• Lactic acid bacteria – Lactobacillus sp.
• Fungi with insecticide effect – Beauveria sp., Metarhizium sp.
• Phytopatogenic bacteria – Agrobacterium sp.
• Phytopatogenic fungi – Fusarium sp., Alternaria sp., Botrytis sp.

3. Development of microbial products:

Plant growth stimulators (industrial crops, cereals, cannabis, decorative, etc.);

• Plant growth retardants
• Plant protectors
• Trichome formation inducers
• Products increasing the yield of aromatic and medicinal crops (peppermint, cannabis, etc.)