ECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS OF MICROORGANISMS OF NATURAL WATER SOURCES

Montina Irina Mikhailovna

The article provides an overview of the main associations of microorganisms in water sources. The causes of the associations are described. The factors contributing to the emergence of groups of microorganisms are shown. Associations of fresh and mineral springs are described. It is noted that a special type of microbial communities is forming in mineral springs. Microbial-algal associations are described in detail. It is shown that a special role in the formation of stable associations belongs to the types of sources and the time of year.

Keywords:microorganisms, associations of microorganisms, groupings of fresh springs, associations of thermal springs