Microorganisms as indicators of soil pollution with heavy metals

Abstract

 Since indication geobotany and indication biology have not succeeded to identify microorganisms for early indication of soil pollution yet, microbiological indication has been approached differently - analysing diagnostic signs of isolated levels of soil pollution with heavy metals. In this regard, the distribution occurring in the amylolytic microbial community under the effect of the anthropogenic soil loading and particular indicators of biochemical activity of soil microorganisms (nitrogen fixing activities) should be analysed when studying responses of higher plants and the occurrence of microorganisms, which are resistant to soil pollution with heavy metals.