Study and conservation of functional and species diversity of hydrocarbon-oxidizing actinobacteria of natural biocenoses;
Scientifically grounded intensification of rehabilitation processes in oil-contaminated ecosystems using Rhodococcus biosurfactants and immobilized rhodococcal cells;
Development of environmentally friendly technologies for desired product synthesis and organic compound transformation using the genofond of the alkanotrophic microorganisms’ collection;
Guaranteed maintenance of the genofond’s diversity of the Regional Specialized Collection of Alkanotrophic Microorganisms (acronym IEGM, WFCC #768, www.iegm.ru/iegmcol/), and its effective application in biotechnology.