Composting of Olive Mill Waste (OMW) may represent an easy and convenient solution to thedisposal of such biowaste. We investigated the microbial community dynamics during OMWcomposting to better understand the role of microorganisms during this process. Physicochemicalanalyses indicated that a strong microbial activity, particularly during the thermophilic phase, ledto the biotransformation of OMW into an high-quality compost. Culture-dependent and cultureindependentmicrobiological analyses showed strong modifications of both the size and the diversityof the bacterial community that were clearly related to the different phases of OMW composting.Taken together these results suggest the rapid succession of specialized bacterial populations withkey roles in the organic matter transformation process.
Il compostaggio dei sotto-prodotti dei frantoi oleari (OMW) può rappresentare una semplice econveniente soluzione al problema del loro smaltimento. Nel presente lavoro si sono studiate ledinamiche delle comunità microbiche durante questo processo. Le analisi fisico-chimiche indicavanouna forte attività microbica, in particolare durante la fase termofila, che portava alla biotrasformazionedegli OMW in un compost di alta qualità. Analisi microbiologiche sia dipendenti cheindipendenti dalla coltivazione in laboratorio mostravano variazioni di grandezza e diversità dellacomunità microbica che potevano essere messi in relazione con le differenti fasi del processo,suggerendo l'alternarsi di microorganismi con ruoli specifici.
Evaluation of microbial communities involved in the composting process of olive mill waste by traditional and molecular approaches
Esposito A.;Cenci G.;Altieri R.
2009
Abstract
Composting of Olive Mill Waste (OMW) may represent an easy and convenient solution to thedisposal of such biowaste. We investigated the microbial community dynamics during OMWcomposting to better understand the role of microorganisms during this process. Physicochemicalanalyses indicated that a strong microbial activity, particularly during the thermophilic phase, ledto the biotransformation of OMW into an high-quality compost. Culture-dependent and cultureindependentmicrobiological analyses showed strong modifications of both the size and the diversityof the bacterial community that were clearly related to the different phases of OMW composting.Taken together these results suggest the rapid succession of specialized bacterial populations withkey roles in the organic matter transformation process.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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