Increased abundance of nitrogen transforming bacteria by higher C/N ratio reduces the total losses of N and C in chicken manure and corn stover mix composting

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 297; p. 122410
• Main Authors: Zhang, WenMing, Yu, ChenXu, Wang, XuJie, Hai, Long
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Animals; Bacteria; C-loss; C/N ratio; Chickens; Composting; Denitrifying bacteria; Manure; N-loss; Nitrogen; Nitrogen fixing bacteria; Soil; Zea mays; C/N ratio; Denitrifying bacteria; N-loss; C-loss; Nitrogen fixing bacteria

•Succession of dominant bacteria of different C/N ratio were characterized.•Higher C/N promoted the relative abundance of nitrogen fixing bacteria.•Higher C/N compressed the denitrifying bacteria.•Adjustment to C/N ratio could improve compost quality. The aim of this work was to investigate how the...