M.C. Vargas-García

TL;DR: While microorganisms isolated under mesophilic conditions were prominent throughout the process, thermophilic stages gathered the highest total counts and spore-forming bacteria prevailed at the bio-oxidative phase of composting.

TL;DR: Several bacterial and fungal isolates exhibited a wide range of metabolic capabilities such as polymers (lignocellulose, protein, lipids, pectin and starch) breakdown and phosphate-solubilization that may find many biotechnological applications.

TL;DR: The nature of the starting material causes differences in biological parameters, particularly during the bio-oxidative phase and final stages in the HW and MSW piles, according to these results.

TL;DR: Substantial changes in microbial counts, especially those corresponding to functional groups, revealed that inoculation induced a true stimulation of microbial growth and activity in the entire composting microbiota which was actually responsible for all the beneficial effects reported here.

TL;DR: All enzymes initially detected were produced under these conditions at the early culture stages and lignocellulose polymers were consequently degraded and may be exploited for lignOcellulosic biomass treatment.