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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 1998, p. 4062-4064, Vol. 64, No. 10
0099-2240/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Use of Phospholipid Fatty Acids and Carbon Source Utilization Patterns To Track Microbial Community Succession in Developing Compost

Lynne Carpenter-Boggs,1,* Ann C. Kennedy,2 and John P. Reganold1

Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6420,1 and Land Management and Water Conservation Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-64212

Received 16 March 1998/Accepted 3 July 1998

Carbon source utilization and phospholipid fatty acid analyses were used to track the rapidly changing microbial community in composting dairy waste. Microbial abilities to utilize common plant sugars increased during composting. Community phospholipid profiles changed significantly over time. Phospholipids suggested the presence of more thermophiles and fewer bacteria with continued compost development.

* Corresponding author. Present address: USDA-ARS North Central Soil Conservation Research Lab, 803 Iowa Ave., Morris, MN 56267. Phone: (320) 589-3411, ext. 141. Fax: (320) 589-3787. E-mail: lcboggs{at}mail.mrsars.usda.gov.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 1998, p. 4062-4064, Vol. 64, No. 10
0099-2240/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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