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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Core sampling test in large-scale compost cells for microorganism isolation

Author(s):
Bitencourt, Ana Luisa V. [1] ; Vallim, Marcelo A. [1] ; Maia, Daniela [1] ; Spinelli, Rafael [1] ; Angeloni, Renata [1] ; Principal, Luciana [1] ; Souza, Elisangela [1] ; Pascon, Renata C. [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Biol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: African Journal of Microbiology Research; v. 4, n. 15, p. 1631-1634, AUG 4 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

Composting is a process by which organic wastes are transformed into fertilizer, preventing excess organic matter accumulation. Microbes that carry out this transformation have application in biotechnology. Composting cell assembling is a complex process, it can reach several m(3) of diverse materials. It is desirable a sampling methodology that allows the microbial analysis, however, this matter has not yet been approached by other researchers. In this work we tested soil auger to probe large-scale compost piles at the Sao Paulo Zoo, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The criterion for auger selection was percentage loss of material and microbe isolation from samples. (AU)