TY - JOUR
T1 - Similarity of bacterial communities in sawdust- and straw-amended cow manure composts
AU - Green, Stefan J.
AU - Michel, Frederick C.
AU - Hadar, Yitzhak
AU - Minz, Dror
PY - 2004/4/1
Y1 - 2004/4/1
N2 - We analyzed bacterial communities in two cow manure composts derived from the same feed manure and composted in the same location, but composted with different carbon amendments, and in peat-based potting mixes amended with these composts. Bacterial communities were characterized by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of extracted DNAs, and population fingerprints generated for each sample were compared. Sequence analyses of dominant DGGE bands revealed that members of the phylum Bacteroidetes were the most dominant bacteria detected in this study (19 of 31 clones). These analyses demonstrate that bacterial community profiles of individual composts were highly similar, as were profiles of compost-amended potting mixes. However, potting mix profiles differed substantially from the original compost profiles and from that of the peat base. These data indicate that highly similar bacterial populations were active in the two composts, and suggest that the effects of the initial carbon amendment on the mature compost bacterial communities were minor, while factors such as the feed manure and composting location may have been more influential.
AB - We analyzed bacterial communities in two cow manure composts derived from the same feed manure and composted in the same location, but composted with different carbon amendments, and in peat-based potting mixes amended with these composts. Bacterial communities were characterized by PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of extracted DNAs, and population fingerprints generated for each sample were compared. Sequence analyses of dominant DGGE bands revealed that members of the phylum Bacteroidetes were the most dominant bacteria detected in this study (19 of 31 clones). These analyses demonstrate that bacterial community profiles of individual composts were highly similar, as were profiles of compost-amended potting mixes. However, potting mix profiles differed substantially from the original compost profiles and from that of the peat base. These data indicate that highly similar bacterial populations were active in the two composts, and suggest that the effects of the initial carbon amendment on the mature compost bacterial communities were minor, while factors such as the feed manure and composting location may have been more influential.
KW - β-Proteobacteria
KW - Bacteroidetes
KW - Compost
KW - DGGE
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1642314510&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.01.049
DO - 10.1016/j.femsle.2004.01.049
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C2 - 15043877
AN - SCOPUS:1642314510
SN - 0378-1097
VL - 233
SP - 115
EP - 123
JO - FEMS Microbiology Letters
JF - FEMS Microbiology Letters
IS - 1
ER -