Биология

 This study examined the eff ectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) in the treatment of simulated purulent abdominal abscesses in laboratory animals. Two “radiation + photosensitizer” regimens were tested: 1) using red LED (660 nm) radiation and methylene blue, 2) using laser infrared (808 nm) radiation and indocyanine green.

Soil and climatic conditions are factors influencing the composition and structure of microbial communities of various agrocenoses. Since microbiota plays a key role in the development of plant resistance to pathogens, studying its regional dynamics is of signifi cant scientific and practical interest. A comparative study of the microbiota of eggplant (Solanum melongena L., 1753) plants grown in diff erent soil and climatic conditions in the right- and left-bank areas of the Saratov Region was conducted. One hundred healthy leaf samples were microbiologically analyzed.

The article presents the results of cytoembryological analysis of four cenopopulations of two Anthoxanthum L. species from the fl ora of the Saratov region: A. nitens (Weber) Y.Schouten & Veldkamp and A. repens (Host) Veldkamp. Embryological characters of Hieracium-type apospory and pseudogamy were recorded in plants of both species: (1) formation of several eight-nucleate seven-celled embryo sacs in the ovule; (2) development of the proembryo in unfertilized megagametophytes with intact polar nuclei.

The article presents the results of testing and optimization of the sample preparation technique for fl ow cytometric analysis of two species that have not been previously studied in this aspect: Colchicum bulbocodium subsp. versicolor and C. laetum. We are using optimal LB01 buff er with added sodium thiosulfate, as internal standards we take Petroselinum crispum and Secale cereale. For the fi rst time, the DNA content in living samples of C. bulbocodium subsp. versicolor (2C = 8.049 pg) and C.

The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the distribution of plant species belonging to the families Typhaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Ruppiaceae, Juncaginaceae, Alismataceae, Butomaceae, Hydrocharitaceae in the Lower Volga region based on the materials of the herbarium of the Saratov State University named after N. G. Chernyshevsky (SARAT).

Halophilic microorganisms attract the attention of researchers due to their ability, acquired during adaptation to existence in extreme conditions, to synthesize biopolymers with unique properties that are potentially in demand in biotechnology. Bacteria inhabiting the rhizosphere of plants growing in soils with an increased level of mineralization often demonstrate growth-stimulating activity.