UTİLİZATİON OF FMN07 AND FGN37 MİCROMONOSPORA SP. İN REGULATİNG THE NİTROGEN LOSS DURİNG COMPOSTİNG

Abstract

Isolated and purified Micromonospora sp. FMN07 and FGN37 strains were utilized in composting experiments in a miniscule system in order to determine their effects on mesophilic stage. Results indicated deceleration of organic matter degradation in the presence of these microorganisms. This result also indicated that these microorganisms had no or negligible activity towards cellulose degradation which was the main constituent of compost mixture. Statistical analyses and measurements were also conducted to determine the effects of microorganisms on nitrogen content. Result indicated an increase in nitrogen amount in their presence. It was our belief that the activity of microorganisms effective in thermophilic stage of composting could have been increased by proper adjustment of FMN07 and FGN37 strains since nitrogen amount crucial for microorganism growth would have been higher in their presence.