Do earthworms affect dynamics of functional response and genetic structure of microbial community in a lab-scale composting system?

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 804-811

  Sen, Biswarup ^a   Chandra, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

BiologTM method; DGGE; Earthworms; Enzymatic activities; Vermicomposting

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGTM METHOD; DGGE; EARTHWORMS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; VERMICOMPOSTING;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDOREDUCTASE;

BACTERIUM; COMPOSTING; EARTHWORM; ELECTROKINESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GEL; GENETIC STRUCTURE; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ASH; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; COMPOSTING; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DYNAMICS; EARTHWORM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUDRILUS EUGENIAE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LABORATORY; MATURATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; NITRATES; OLIGOCHAETA; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 53649111136     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.07.047     Document Type: Article

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