Bacillus accelerates lignocellulose degradation, promotes the stabilization and resource utilization of compost by secreting enzymes, plays an important role in formation quality control. This study evaluated enzyme activity, lignocellulosic bacterial succession composting inoculated with different microbial agents. They were identified as B. licheniformis, subtilis, thermoamylovorans, thermoru...

Many bacterial species are highly social, adaptively shaping their local environment through the production of secreted molecules. This can, in turn, alter interaction strengths among species and modify community composition. However, the relative importance of such behaviours in determining the structure of complex communities is unknown. Here we show that single-locus changes affecting biofil...

Physical chemistry is the branch of chemistry that establishes and develops the principles of the subject in terms of the underlying concepts of physics and the language of mathematics. Its concepts are used to explain and interpret observations on the physical and chemical properties of matter. Physical chemistry is essential for developing and interpreting the techniques used to determine str...

To find links between the biotic characteristics and abiotic process parameters in anaerobic digestion systems, the microbial communities of nine full-scale biogas plants in South Tyrol (Italy) and Vorarlberg (Austria) were investigated using molecular techniques and the physical and chemical properties were monitored. DNA from sludge samples was subjected to microarray hybridization with the A...