Widyariset
Vol 15, No 3 (2012): Widyariset

THE DYNAMICS OF ACTINOBACTERIA COMMUNITY DURING COMPOSTING

Mukhlissul Faatih (Pusat Biomedis dan Teknologi Dasar Kesehatan, Balitbang Kemenkes RI)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Dec 2012

Abstract

The mesophilic, thermophilic, and maturation phases were recognized in the composting process. Temperaturechanges in the process influence the microbial communities in compost. Actinobacteria account for a largerpart of compost microbial population. The aim of this research was to study of Actinobacteria community duringcomposting of dairy-farm waste. Actinobacteria from the compost were isolated using selective media, starchnitratemedium and humic-acid+vitamins medium. The colour of colony and medium pigment were characterizedusing culture-dependent method. The results showed, total and resident Actinobacteria isolates from mesophilicphase is 29 and 24 isolates, 23 and 16 isolates from thermophilic phase, while 19 and 9 isolates from maturationphase. Twenty two isolates found in more than one phase. Thus, the dynamics of Actinobacteria was occurredwithin composting process.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

widyariset

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Subject

Engineering

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Widyariset is a scientific journal which publishes the results of research and development, assessment and systematic thinking about science and technology. The writers of the scientific papers in this journal come from researchers/researcher candidates from various institutions' research and ...