Abstract:
【Objective】To reduce the loss of carbon and nitrogen during composting and improve the quality of the compost.【Method】This study investigated the effects of 5 strains of exogenous thermophilic nitrogen-fixing bacteria on carbon and nitrogen losses,nutrient content and the bacterial microbial community of composting using 6 treatments:CK (without exogenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria),A
1 (Allorhizobium tumefaciens),A
2 (Leucobacter sP.4J7B1),A
3 (StaPhylococcus caPitis),B
1 (Serratia liquefaciens) and B
2 (Bacillus cereus).【Result】5 strains of exogenous thermophilic nitrogen-fixing bacteria reduced the carbon and nitrogen losses in compost and increased the nutrient content.A
1,A
2,A
3,B
1,B
2 compared with the control,the losses of carbon and nitrogen decreased by 38.74%,26.99%,33.09,28.75,32.25%and 25.33%,11.20%,22.25%,20.77%,20.51%,respectively;the nitrogen content increased by 279.15%,42.74%,344.31%,277.51%,1.42%;phosphorus increased by 49.21%,16.19%,51.33%,242.26%,58.90%;potassium increased by 27.76%,17.14%,15.36%,11.80%,29.12%;and organic matter increased by31.41%,20.56%,27.15%,30.19%,25.61%.In general,A
1>A
3>B
1>A
2>B
2.The succession of the bacterial community showed that the abundance of A
1 and B
1 strains was always higher than that of the control.Exogenous nitrogen-fixing bacterial agents significantly increased the relative abundance of indigenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria in composting,such as Pseudomonas,SPhingobacterium,SaccharomonosPora,Planifilum and Bacillus,and decreased the relative abundance of denitrifying bacteria,such as Acinetobacter,Corynebacterium and Halomonas.KEGG analysis showed that exogenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria affected functional genes involved in amino acid metabolism,carbohydrate metabolism and biosynthesis of secondary metabolite biosynthesis.【Conclusion】It can be seen that A
1 and B
1 strains can colonize well in composting,which has the potential to develop nitrogen-fixing bacteria as bioorganic fertilizer.The addition of exogenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria can inhibit carbon and nitrogen metabolism during composting by influencing dominant microbial communities and functional genes such as amino acid metabolism and carbohydrate metabolism,improve nutrient content and reduce carbon and nitrogen loss during composting.