Study and conservation of functional and species diversity of hydrocarbon-oxidizing actinobacteria of anthropogenically disturbed biocenoses using metagenomics and bioinformatics methods;
Scientific grounds for intensification of remediation processes in oil-contaminated ecosystems using Rhodococcus biosurfactants and immobilized rhodococcal cells with functionalized surfaces;
Applied research
Development of environmentally friendly technologies for synthesis of desired bioactive products, transformation of organic compounds, and biodegradation of persistent toxic xenobiotics using the bioresources of the Collection of alkanotrophic microorganisms;
