Microbiological aspects of biowaste during composting in a monitored compost bin

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 127-137

  Ryckeboer, Jaak ^a   Mergaert, J ^b   Coosemans, J ^a   Deprins, K ^a   Swings, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Compost; Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis; Fungi; Microbial succession; Yeasts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

BIOWASTES; COMPOST; COMPOSTING BIN; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE; FLUORESCEIN DIACETATE HYDROLYSIS; GARDEN WASTES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL SUCCESSION; THERMOPHILIC PHASE; VEGETABLE WASTES;

YEAST;

FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

COMPOST; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACREMONIUM; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASSAY; BACILLUS; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS OLERONIUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; CELLULOMONAS; CEPHALIOPHORA; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DACTYLARIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FRUIT; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; GEOTRICHUM CANDIDUM; GLIOCLADIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEATING; MATURATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROORGANISM; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PROKARYOTE; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; RHODOCOCCUS; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; VEGETABLE; VERTICILLIUM; WASTE; YEAST;

ALCALIGENES; ASPERGILLUS; BACILLI; BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS OLERONIUS; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVUNDIMONAS; BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA; CELLULOMONAS; CEPHALIOPHORA; DACTYLARIA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; FUNGI; GALACTOMYCES GEOTRICHUM; GEOTRICHUM; GLIOCLADIUM; MUCOR; NEGIBACTERIA; PAENIBACILLUS; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS ALCALIGENES; RHODOCOCCUS; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; STREPTOMYCETACEAE; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 0037219162     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01800.x     Document Type: Article

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