Critical tests for determination of microbiological quality and biological activity in commercial vermicompost samples of different origins

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 10541-10554

  Grantina Ievina, Lelde ^a   Andersone, Una ^a   Berkolde Pīre, Dace ^a   Nikolajeva, Vizma ^a   Ievinsh, Gederts ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Microbiological quality; Plant growth affecting activity; Potentially pathogenic microorganisms; Vegetable seedlings; Vermicompost; Waste derived compost

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; COMPOSTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEED; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VEGETABLES;

MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; PLANT GROWTH; VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS; VERMICOMPOSTS;

BIOACTIVITY;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOST; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; SEEDLING; VERMICULTURE;

APHANOASCUS TERREUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BEETROOT; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARROT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORATOMYCES COLUMNARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS; GEOTRICHUM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTIERELLA; MORTIERELLA ALPINA; MORTIERELLA POLYCEPHALA; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PATHOGEN LOAD; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT-GROWTH PROMOTING FUNGUS; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOIDII; PSEUDALLESCHERIA FIMETI; PSEUDALLESCHERIA MINUTISPORA; RUTABAGA; SCEDOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SLUDGE; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TOMATO; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHODERMA CITRINOVIRIDE; VERMICOMPOST;

APHANOASCUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DORATOMYCES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; GEOTRICHUM; MORTIERELLA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; PSEUDALLESCHERIA FIMETI; PSEUDALLESCHERIA MINUTISPORA; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TRICHODERMA;

BACTERIA; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84892372808     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4825-x     Document Type: Article

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