Changes in chemical and microbiological properties of rabbit manure in a continuous-feeding vermicomposting system

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 310-316

  Gómez Brandón, María ^a,b   Lores, Marta ^c   Domínguez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal manures; Eisenia fetida; Epigeic earthworms; Microbial communities; PLFA profiles

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS;

ANIMAL MANURE; EISENIA FETIDA; EPIGEIC EARTHWORMS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; PLFA PROFILES;

MANURES;

FATTY ACID;

BACTERIUM; COMPOST; EARTHWORM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FATTY ACID; FUNGUS; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; EISENIA FETIDA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL RESPIRATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; VERMICOMPOST;

ANIMALIA; EISENIA FETIDA; FUNGI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84869870029     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.10.112     Document Type: Article

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