Earthworms strongly modify microbial biomass and activity triggering enzymatic activities during vermicomposting independently of the application rates of pig slurry

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 385, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 252-261

  Aira, Manuel ^a   Monroy, Fernando ^a   Domínguez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Cellulase; Decomposition; Microbial biomass; Phosphatase; Pig slurry; Protease; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DECOMPOSITION; MICROORGANISMS;

MICROBIAL BIOMASS; PIG SLURRY; PROTEASE; VERMICOMPOSTING;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PIG; SLURRY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; VERMICOMPOSTING;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BETA-GLUCOSIDASE; BIOMASS; CELLULASE; HYDROLASES; MANURE; OLIGOCHAETA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DECAY;

SUIDAE;

EID: 34548417553     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.06.031     Document Type: Article

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