Welcome to Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin,

Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (33): 110-115.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.2014-0761

Special Issue: 资源与环境 农业生态

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Research Methods and Progress on Molecular Ecology of Compost Microorganism

Wang Zhenchuan1,2, Sun Gaige1,2, Liu Qiang1,2, Xie Jun1, Xie Guixian1,2   

  1. (1College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128;2National Engineering Laboratory of Resources Efficient Utilization on Soil and Fertilizer/Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Farmland Pollution Control and Agricultural Resources Use/ Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition in Common University, Changsha 410128)
  • Received:2014-03-19 Revised:2014-03-19 Accepted:2014-05-30 Online:2015-01-08 Published:2015-01-08

Abstract: Composting is one of the effective methods of disposing organic solid wastes. The microorganisms play significant roles in the composting process. Therefore, it is of great importance for researchers to accelerate fast maturity by studying microbial communities and dynamic changes during composting process. The traditional methods (cultivation approach, direct microscopic count and specific functional microbial study technique) and modern molecular biology technologies (modern biochemical method, modern molecular biology technology, high-throughput sequencing and other molecular biology methods) of studying compost microorganism were reviewed in this paper, and the advantages and drawbacks of traditional methods and modern molecular biology technologies to research the compost microbial were also deeply analyzed. Finally, the proper choice of research methods of studying compost microbial structure and its dynamic change were proposed.