Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers
<strong>Purpose </strong>Bacterial and fungal communities represent key bioindicators of soil quality and are essential for the maintenance of nutrient availability. Our purpose was to characterize the bacterial and fungal biodiversity associated with different compost mixtures, comparin...
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| description | <strong>Purpose </strong>Bacterial and fungal communities represent key bioindicators of soil quality and are essential for the maintenance of nutrient availability. Our purpose was to characterize the bacterial and fungal biodiversity associated with different compost mixtures, comparing microbiological indicators regarding the soil quality.<br /> <strong>Methods</strong> Compost samples and mixtures were prepared (15:1 final ratio) with chemical fertilizer, animal manures (bovine, swine, and poultry) and green waste (such as tomato waste and leaves). Bacterial and fungal isolation and identification were performed through standard phenotypic methods. Statistical methods to assess differences between treatments included Shannon diversity, Chi-square tests, Bray-Curtis clustering, and Canonical Correspondence Analysis.<br /> <strong>Results</strong> <em>Streptomyces</em> species, Gram-positive bacteria, were commonly found in differing abundances in all samples. Gram-positive species were predominant in soils amended with vegetable green waste while Gram-negative bacteria were more abundant in samples with chemical fertilizer. Fungal abundance increased in poultry manure and chemical fertilizers.<br /> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Our findings suggested that organic matter recycling and composting resulted in the shifting of biodiversity in bacterial and fungal populations which might be associated with the availability of certain nutrient sources provided by the composting materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95b8c55cae0847d8845fedf2ab724b7d2025-02-03T10:42:37ZengOICC PressInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152020-06-019217118210.30486/ijrowa.2020.1890242.1022672821Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizersNatalia Escobar0Nelson E Arenas1Sara M Marquez2Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Cundinamarca, Fusagasugá, ColombiaFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Cundinamarca, Fusagasugá, Colombia |Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Antonio Nariño (UAN), Bogotá D.C., ColombiaFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia, Calle 67 No. 53-108, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.<strong>Purpose </strong>Bacterial and fungal communities represent key bioindicators of soil quality and are essential for the maintenance of nutrient availability. Our purpose was to characterize the bacterial and fungal biodiversity associated with different compost mixtures, comparing microbiological indicators regarding the soil quality.<br /> <strong>Methods</strong> Compost samples and mixtures were prepared (15:1 final ratio) with chemical fertilizer, animal manures (bovine, swine, and poultry) and green waste (such as tomato waste and leaves). Bacterial and fungal isolation and identification were performed through standard phenotypic methods. Statistical methods to assess differences between treatments included Shannon diversity, Chi-square tests, Bray-Curtis clustering, and Canonical Correspondence Analysis.<br /> <strong>Results</strong> <em>Streptomyces</em> species, Gram-positive bacteria, were commonly found in differing abundances in all samples. Gram-positive species were predominant in soils amended with vegetable green waste while Gram-negative bacteria were more abundant in samples with chemical fertilizer. Fungal abundance increased in poultry manure and chemical fertilizers.<br /> <strong>Conclusion</strong> Our findings suggested that organic matter recycling and composting resulted in the shifting of biodiversity in bacterial and fungal populations which might be associated with the availability of certain nutrient sources provided by the composting materials.http://ijrowa.khuisf.ac.ir/article_672821_f4e5ba6cb728013b561d9c505d60569c.pdfagroecologycompostinganimal manuresubstrate cycling |
| spellingShingle | Natalia Escobar Nelson E Arenas Sara M Marquez Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture agroecology composting animal manure substrate cycling |
| title | Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| title_full | Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| title_short | Characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| title_sort | characterization of microbial populations associated with different organic fertilizers |
| topic | agroecology composting animal manure substrate cycling |
| url | http://ijrowa.khuisf.ac.ir/article_672821_f4e5ba6cb728013b561d9c505d60569c.pdf |
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