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Effect of Co-Composting Cattle Manure with Construction and Demolition Waste on the Archaeal, Bacterial, and Fungal Microbiota, and on Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants

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  • Devin B Holman
  • Xiying Hao
  • Edward Topp
  • Hee Eun Yang
  • Trevor W Alexander

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Agricultural operations generate large quantities of manure which must be eliminated in a manner that is consistent with public health guidelines. Meanwhile, construction and demolition waste makes up about 25% of total solid municipal waste. Co-composting of manure with construction and demolition waste offers a potential means to make manure safe for soil amendment and also divert construction and demolition waste from municipal landfills. Therefore, the archaeal, bacterial, and fungal microbiota of two different types of composted cattle manure and one co-composted with construction and demolition waste, were assessed over a 99-day composting period. The microbiota of the three compost mixtures did not differ, but significant changes over time and by sampling depth were observed. Bacillus and Halocella, however, were more relatively abundant in composted manure from cattle fed dried distillers’ grains and solubles. Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes were enriched at day 0 and Firmicutes at day 99. The fungal genus Kernia was the most relatively abundant overall and was enriched at day 0. The concentration of 12 antimicrobial resistance determinants in the compost mixtures was also determined, and 10 of these determinants decreased significantly from days 0 to 99. The addition of construction and demolition waste did not affect the persistence of antimicrobial resistance genes or community structure of the compost microbiota and therefore co-composting construction and demolition waste with cattle manure offers a safe, viable way to divert this waste from landfills.

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  • Devin B Holman & Xiying Hao & Edward Topp & Hee Eun Yang & Trevor W Alexander, 2016. "Effect of Co-Composting Cattle Manure with Construction and Demolition Waste on the Archaeal, Bacterial, and Fungal Microbiota, and on Antimicrobial Resistance Determinants," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(6), pages 1-21, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0157539
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157539
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    1. Haiyan Duan & Minghua Ji & Yukang Xie & Jiping Shi & Li Liu & Baoguo Zhang & Junsong Sun, 2021. "Exploring the Microbial Dynamics of Organic Matter Degradation and Humification during Co-Composting of Cow Manure and Bedding Material Waste," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(23), pages 1-19, November.
    2. Mohammed Al-Azzawi & Les Bowtell & Kerry Hancock & Sarah Preston, 2021. "Addition of Activated Carbon into a Cattle Diet to Mitigate GHG Emissions and Improve Production," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-17, July.
    3. Yang Li & Guanzhi Zhang & Peng Xu & Shun Zhou & Yan Li & Liyuan Ma & Zhenchao Yang & Yongjun Wu, 2022. "Effects of Exogenous Bacterial Agents on Material Transformation and Microbial Community Composition during Composting of Tomato Stalks," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-21, December.

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