“…the progress in the study of Antarctic microorganisms involves creation of culture collections, investigation of their specific metabolism of adaptation to environmental conditions, biodiversity, taxonomic determination, biochemical characterization and synthesis of biologically active compounds from strains with a potential for enzyme, polysaccharide, lipid, carotenoid, and bioremediation agent synthesis, etc. (3,5,6,9,12,15,16,17,20,22,24).…”