Interactions Between Beneficial and Harmful Microorganisms: From the Composting Process to Compost Application
2010
Fuchs, Jacques G. | Insam, H. (et al.)
Numerous microorganisms are involved in the composting process, but their precise roles are often unknown. Compost microorganisms are influenced by the composition of the substrate and by the temperature in the compost pile. In addition, different microorganisms also influence each other, e.g. through competition. In the first phase of composting, microbial activity increase drastically, leading to a rise in temperature. The initial bacterial dominance is replaced by a fungal one during compost maturation. (c) Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg
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