二氧化氯对苹果表面和鲜榨苹果汁中酿酒酵母1450的杀灭效果

利用二氧化氯(ClO₂)对水、苹果汁中和苹果表面的酿酒酵母1450(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)进行杀菌处理。结果表明：6、12 mg/L的ClO₂处理15 min使水中酵母分别减少(5.81±0.12)和(6.20±0.05)lg cfu/mL;100 mg/L的ClO₂对苹果汁中酵母的杀菌作用不明显,200 mg/L的ClO₂处理1 h可将果汁中(3.79±0.04)lg cfu/mL的酵母完全杀死,使果汁中(6.48±0.03)lg cfu/mL的酵母减少(3.67±0.05)lg cfu/mL,300 mg/L的ClO₂可将苹果汁中(6.52±0.06)lg cfu/mL的酵母完全杀死;10、20、30和40 mg/L的ClO₂处理1 h使苹果表面接种量为(4.95±0.02)lg cfu/mL的酵母数分别减少(3.41±0.02)、(3.64±0.08)、(3.80±0.04)、(4.47±0.09)lg cfu/mL,50 mg/L的ClO₂处理1 h,可将接种于苹果表面的酵母全部杀死,接种量进一步增加,ClO₂对苹果表面酵母的杀灭效果将会减弱;ClO₂处理对苹果汁的理化指标影响较小。     

堆肥隧道式后发酵技术及效果

该文采用发酵隧道对堆肥进行后发酵处理,并测定发酵过程中的温度、pH值、含氮量、微生物的变化,旨在为集约化生产双孢蘑菇培养料提供理论依据。该技术可以对堆肥进行10 h以上的巴氏灭菌（温度在57～62℃之间）处理和5 d的腐熟处理（温度在45～53℃之间）。处理后发酵堆肥中氮质量分数从1.58%增加至1.85%;pH值从8.7下降到7.5。嗜热细菌的菌落数从5.2×108 cfu/g上升到7.3×108 cfu/g（第3天）,发酵结束时降低为2.88×108 cfu/g;放线菌和嗜热真菌菌落数发酵开始时分别为2.4×105 cfu/g 和3.2×104 cfu/g,发酵结束时分别为19.6×105 cfu/g和10.1×104 cfu/g。试验结果表明,经过隧道式后发酵的堆肥适合于双孢蘑菇生长需要,隧道式后发酵技术可以用于规模化生产优质双孢蘑菇培养料。     

黄瓜连作土壤微生物区系变化研究

研究了黄瓜根部土壤主要微生物类群随连作茬次的反应,并着重用变性梯度凝胶电泳(DGGE)监测黄瓜根际未培养优势菌群的动态变化。结果表明:随着连作茬次增加,土壤可培养微生物数量减少,其中细菌数量降低更为明显,对连作表现出较高的敏感性,放线菌对黄瓜连作反应稍滞后,至第三茬时开始呈现降低趋势。黄瓜连作致使少数真菌种群富集,同时多种真菌类群数量减少,种群变化呈现单一化趋势,多样性水平降低。DGGE分析结果表明黄瓜连作引起根际Bacillus sp.、Pseudom onas sp.和另一未培养细菌种群数量减少,而同时引起Sphingom onas sp.类群数量增加。实验结果暗示,黄瓜连作破坏根部微生物种群生态平衡,使其多样性水平降低。     

NaCl胁迫下苯丙烯酸对黄瓜幼苗根际土壤微生物及产量的影响

实验以耐盐的津绿5号和盐敏感的津优1号黄瓜品种为试材,以NaCl(585 mg kg-1)为盐胁迫条件,研究了盐胁迫下不同浓度的苯丙烯酸(0、25、50、200 mg kg-1)对黄瓜幼苗根际土壤微生物及产量的影响。结果表明,盐胁迫处理降低了黄瓜幼苗土壤根际细菌、真菌、放线菌的数量,而对镰孢菌数量有促进作用,并降低了黄瓜产量。低浓度的苯丙烯酸对黄瓜幼苗土壤根际细菌、真菌、放线菌的数量具有促进作用,对镰孢菌有抑制作用,对盐胁迫有一定的缓解作用,并对黄瓜产量具有促进作用;高浓度苯丙烯酸(200 mg kg-1)则相反,进一步加重了盐害的胁迫程度,抑制了黄瓜产量。盐胁迫对细菌、真菌、放线菌和镰孢菌数量的影响强度大于苯丙烯酸,而苯丙烯酸对细菌群落DGGE条带数和黄瓜产量的影响强度大于盐分胁迫。     

同/异型乳酸菌对青贮玉米开窖后品质及微生物的影响

该研究旨在分析添加不同发酵类型的乳酸菌处理对开窖后玉米（Zea mays L.）青贮发酵品质、微生物数量及有氧稳定性的影响,为生产实践提供参考。设计4个添加乳酸菌玉米青贮处理：CK处理（不加任何菌剂）;T处理（同型发酵乳酸菌）：Lactobacillus plantarum和Pediococcus acidilactici复合添加,添加量为1∶1,1×105 cfu/g;Y处理（异型发酵乳酸菌）：Lactobacillus buchneri,添加量为1×105 cfu/g;TY处理（同型+异型发酵乳酸菌）：Lactobacillus plantarum、Pediococcus acidilactici和Lactobacillus buchneri复合添加,添加量为1∶1∶1,1×105 cfu/g。发酵期为60 d,检测开窖后各处理第0、48、96、144、192、240 h发酵品质及微生物的变化,应用隶属函数法对玉米青贮发酵品质及微生物数量进行综合评判。结果表明Y和TY处理的有氧稳定时间显著高于其余处理（63.87～64.67 h,P<0.05）,分别达到195.58和196.21 h,且乙酸质量分数始终显著高于CK和T处理（P<0.05）。T处理pH值始终显著低于其余处理（P<0.05）,且乳酸质量分数始终显著高于CK和Y处理（P<0.05）。Y处理WSC（water soluble carbohydrate）质量分数始终显著高于其余处理（P<0.05）,霉菌数量始终显著低于其余处理（P<0.05）。CK处理的NH3-N质量分数,好氧细菌数量及CO2产量始终显著高于其余处理（P<0.05）。开窖时间与各处理的CO2产量、乳酸菌和酵母菌数量分别满足Allometric1,ExpDec1和Logistic非线性关系,与霉菌和好氧细菌数量呈一元线性关系。综合评价排序：Y处理>TY处理>T处理>CK处理。因此,单一添加异型发酵乳酸菌的玉米青贮,开窖后在改善发酵品质、降低有害微生物数量、提高有氧稳定性方面均优于单一添加同型或复合添加乳酸菌的玉米青贮。     

不同复垦模式及复垦年限对土壤微生物的影响

为了研究不同复垦年限及复垦植被模式对复垦土壤生物肥力的影响,通过野外调查和采样分析,对平朔安太堡露天煤矿不同复垦年限及复垦植被模式下和原地貌（对照）土壤中细菌、放线菌和真菌3种微生物的数量及变化进行了研究。结果表明：1）从微生物总数来看,随着复垦年限的增加,微生物总数呈增加的趋势,复垦13a的土壤微生物总数达到了624.35×105～1 448.19×105 cfu/g,平均可达1 183.01×105 cfu/g（除自燃地外）,最高的和原地貌已相当。2）在不同复垦年限及复垦模式复垦地0～20 cm表层土壤微生物三大类区系组成中,细菌数量占绝对优势（95%以上）,放线菌数量次之,真菌数量最少。3）不同复垦植被配置方式对复垦土壤微生物数量的增加作用不同。在同一地点不同复垦模式复垦7 a的土壤中微生物数量的变化趋势是紫穗槐＞沙枣＞沙棘。不同复垦模式复垦13 a,从微生物角度评价它们的生态效益是：云杉×油松×落叶松＞刺槐×油松×榆树＞刺槐×柠条＞冰草×刺槐×柠条。4）从土壤微生物与复垦土壤养分的相关系数来看,细菌数量和微生物总数与土壤有机质、碱解氮含量呈显著正相关。     

中性电解水对鸡蛋表面的清洗灭菌效果

为寻求一种高效、安全、无污染的禽蛋清洗消毒剂,采用无隔膜电解装置电解稀盐酸溶液制备中性电解水（pH值6.0～7.5）考查不同有效氯浓度、处理时间和温度条件下中性电解水对鸡蛋人工接种鸡白痢沙门氏菌（Salmonella pullorum,鸡蛋表面的初始菌落数对数为6.19～6.26 log10 (cfu/g)）和大肠杆菌O157:H7（鸡蛋表面的初始菌落数对数为6.12～6.19 log10 (cfu/g)）的杀灭效果。结果表明,中性电解水对2种病菌均具有较强的杀灭效果,其杀菌效果随着有效氯浓度和处理时间的增加而增强,但温度对中性电解水的杀菌效果影响不显著。对菌悬液的杀菌试验表明：当中性电解水有效氯质量浓度为1.5 mg/L时,可以在20℃下3 min内完全杀灭鸡白痢沙门氏菌（初始含菌数的对数为 8.12 log10 (cfu/mL)）;质量浓度为2 mg/L时,可以100%杀灭大肠杆菌O157:H7（初始含菌数的对数为7.78 log10 (cfu/mL)）。当中性电解水清洗消毒被人工污染的鸡蛋表面时,有效氯质量浓度为12 mg/L、处理3 min可将鸡蛋表面的鸡白痢沙门氏菌全部杀灭,大肠杆菌O157:H7菌落数对数降低到1.0 log10 (cfu/g) 以下,且处理废液中没有残存菌,无二次污染问题。因此,中性电解水可以代替化学杀菌剂应用于鸡蛋清洗消毒。     

低盐腌渍黄瓜半固态纯种发酵工艺中试

为了使传统的人工腌渍菜实现工业化生产,并减少腌渍液排放对环境的污染,该文研究了低盐腌渍黄瓜半固态纯种发酵工艺中腌渍液的连续利用。经脱水预处理黄瓜（Cucumis sativus L.,含水率65%～70%）利用密闭厌氧发酵设备进行低盐发酵,腌渍液作为发酵剂进行预发酵,结合使用乳酸菌（L. plantarum）纯培养物,实现腌渍液的再利用。结果表明：发酵量,腌渍液用量,108 cfu/mL菌剂使用量及4%盐水用量之比为18︰6︰2︰1,可实现腌渍液再利用,同时得到2.24%低盐度产品;主发酵罐低于100 r/min搅拌速率条件下,搅拌对产品质构不存在显著影响（p＞0.05）,质构硬度可维持在1209.1 N以上;产品出品率最高为115.8%;与固态自然发酵工艺相比,可溶性膳食纤维、维生素E、总抗坏血酸、蛋白质和脂肪含量有了明显改善,分别可达3.592%,0.601×10-2 mg/g,7.843×10-2 mg/g,1.991%,0.375%。     

铅胁迫对黄褐土微生物区系和功能多样性的影响

为了筛选出黄褐土中对铅污染敏感的指示微生物,本研究采用室内培养试验研究不同铅浓度对土壤微生物区系和功能多样性的影响。结果表明,向土壤中添加硝酸铅显著降低了可培养细菌、放线菌和真菌微生物的种群数量,这种抑制作用随着铅浓度的升高而增强,随着培养时间的延长而减弱。铅浓度、细菌、真菌和放线菌数量两两间呈极显著负相关关系。低浓度铅处理（100 mg kg?1）在培养初期（1 d）显著减少了可培养细菌和放线菌的数量,降低率分别为27.43%和30.89%;高浓度铅处理（2500 mg kg?1）在整个培养期内均对真菌数量产生显著抑制作用,且抑制率维持在90%左右。从培养初期到中期（1 ~ 14 d）,随着铅浓度升高土壤微生物群落活性和功能多样性指数显著下降（中浓度铅处理除外）,培养后期（28 d）各个浓度铅处理的土壤微生物的丰富度和优势度均显著增加。与对照、低浓度铅和高浓度铅处理相比,中浓度铅处理（500 mg kg?1）更有利于保持黄褐土较高的微生物的群落代谢活性和功能多样性。本研究中3 种可培养微生物功能群对黄褐土添加硝酸铅的敏感度依次是放线菌,细菌和真菌。研究表明,在黄褐土地区真菌可以用来指示较为严重的土壤铅污染状况,放线菌和细菌可以用来指示铅污染程度较轻的土壤环境状况。     

锡兰肉桂丙酮粗提物对皮氏叶螨的毒力及其代谢酶活性的影响

试验研究锡兰肉桂丙酮粗提物对皮氏叶螨的毒力及其代谢酶活性的影响结果表明,锡兰肉桂丙酮粗提物对皮氏叶螨具有较强的毒杀作用,处理后24h LC50值为3.5642mg/mL,其6.67mg/mL、4.44mg/mL、3.34mg/mL对皮氏叶螨的48h和72h校正死亡率分别为95.45%和98.84%、85.23%和90.70%、81.82%和87.21%;5.0μg/mL、4.0μg/mL、3.0μg/mL、2.0μg/mL和1.0μg/mL浓度下锡兰肉桂丙酮粗提物对皮氏叶螨酯酶、羧酸酯酶、碱性磷酸酯酶、酸性磷酸酯酶活性均有抑制作用,且其作用大小均随处理浓度的增加而增强。     

Bacterial communities in manganese nodules in rice field subsoils: Estimation using PCR-DGGE and sequencing analyses

Abstract

The phylogenetic positions of bacterial communities in manganese (Mn) nodules from subsoils of two Japanese rice fields were estimated using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) analysis followed by sequencing of 16S rDNA. The DGGE band patterns and sequencing analysis of characteristic DGGE bands revealed that the bacterial communities in Mn nodules were markedly different from those in the plow layer and subsoils. Three out of four common bands found in Mn nodules from two sites corresponded to Deltaproteobacteria and were characterized as sulfate-reducing and iron-reducing bacteria. The other DGGE bands of Mn nodules corresponded to sulfate and iron reducers (Deltaproteobacteria), methane-oxidizing bacteria (Gamma and Alphaproteobacteria), nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (Nitrospirae) and Actinobacteria. In addition, some DGGE bands of Mn nodules showed no clear affiliation to any known bacteria. The present study indicates that members involved in the reduction of Mn nodules dominate the bacterial communities in Mn nodules in rice field subsoils.     

Azospirillum inoculation and nitrogen fertilization effect on grain yield and on the diversity of endophytic bacteria in the phyllosphere of rice rainfed crop

We assessed the Azospirillum inoculation and N-fertilization effect on grain yield and on the phyllosphere endophytic diversity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in a rice rainfed crop. We used cultivation-based techniques and cultivation-independent methods involving PCR-16S rRNA and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). In general, we observed that grain yield was improved when inoculated with Azospirillum (depending on the genotype) and/or fertilized with urea. A similar behavior was observed in total N-content in grain and the MPN determination, as the highest values occurred when seeds were inoculated with A. brasilense REC3 (S1) than with A brasilense 13-2C (S2). A positive nitrogenase activity and PCR-nifH amplification suggests that the bacteria associated to inner tissues of rice phyllosphere could have contributed to the different N-contents detected. The bacterial diversity, observed in the number and intensity of DGGE profiles, showed a higher number of bands when total DNA was obtained using only CTAB than with CTAB + PVP. The DGGE profiles revealed great stability in the dominating bands, which presumably represent numerically dominant species. Application of A. brasilense strains as inoculants did not influence the dominant members of the endophytic microbial communities in the phyllosphere, but improved N-content and production of rainfed rice crop.     

Vertical Changes in Bacterial Communities in Percolating Water of a Japanese Paddy Field as Revealed by PCR-DGGE

Percolating water was sampled from the plow layer and subsoil layer in a Japanese paddy field, and the bacterial communities were compared together with floodwater by polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) targeting a partial 16S rRNA gene and subsequent sequencing. The number of DGGE bands ranged from 16 to 28 with no significant differences among the sampling sites and times. Only 2 bands were common for the three sources of water samples. DGGE bands specific for the floodwater samples and percolating water samples from the plow layer were identified, while percolating water samples from the subsoil layer did not show specific bands but displayed common bands to those of the floodwater samples (7 bands) and percolating water samples from the plow layer (1 band). Cluster analysis of the DGGE banding patterns showed a distinct clustering in the samples of percolating water from the plow layer and a closer relationship between the others. These results suggest that the bacterial communities in percolating water changed during downward movement through the plow layer and subsoil layer. Sequences of the DGGE bands specific for the samples of percolating water from the plow layer showed a close relationship with anaerobic bacteria such as iron-reducers or uncultured bacterial DNA isolated from environments that are considered to be less oxic. On the other hand, the sequences of the bands specific for the samples of floodwater and percolating water from the subsoil layer showed a close relationship with uncultured bacterial DNA isolated from freshwater environments.     

DNA提取方法对苎麻脱胶菌群PCR-DGGE结果偏移的影响

为筛选和优化出较适宜的苎麻脱胶菌群DNA提取方法,本文分别以来自苎麻沤麻环境的6种纯培养菌等丰度混合物和苎麻自然沤麻菌群为材料,研究＂溶菌酶-SDS＂法、＂超声波-溶菌酶-SDS＂法、＂蛋白酶K-SDS＂法以及＂冻融-蛋白酶K-SDS＂法4种DNA提取方法对菌群16Sr DNA基因PCR-DGGE偏移结果的影响。结果表明,4种方法均能从2类材料中提取出了超过1600ng/μL的DNA,不同方法之间DNA产率略有差异,经过超声波处理或反复冻融处理的DNA有明显的降解,但4种方法提供的DNA模板均扩增出了450bp的16Sr DNA基因片段。4种DNA提取方法对DGGE结果有明显影响,且只有＂冻融-蛋白酶K-SDS＂法检测到了纯培养菌混合物中的全部6种细菌,4种方法获得的自然沤麻菌群的DGGE指纹图谱也明显不同,最多产生17条带（＂冻融-蛋白酶K-SDS＂法）,最少只有9条带（＂溶菌酶-SDS＂法）,增加超声波或冻融等物理处理可以使部分弱带变强。因此,组合应用物理、生物和化学等细胞裂解方法可以提供更有代表性的DNA,可减少PCR-DGGE结果的偏移。     

不同栽培环境下有机与常规蔬菜土壤的细菌群落多样性差异

土壤细菌群落在蔬菜栽培中发挥着重要作用。基于DNA和RNA水平,利用PCR-DGGE技术研究了不同栽培环境下有机与常规蔬菜土壤细菌群落多样性差异,以及土壤理化性质与细菌群落多样性的关系。结果表明：不同栽培方式下土壤细菌多样性存在明显差异,土壤微生物的优势种群和数量受有机、常规栽培和季节影响,有机栽培较之常规栽培能够显著增加土壤细菌群落多样性;聚类分析表明,16S rDNA细菌群落多样性与季节相关,而16S rRNA细菌群落多样性与栽培方式相关;差异条带测序显示,大多细菌与不可培养细菌种属有较高同源性,其余9种推测属于假单胞菌属;CCA分析说明pH是影响土壤细菌群落多样性的主要因素,有机栽培土壤中微生物生物量C、N以及有机质含量显著高于常规栽培土壤。综上,有机栽培能够丰富活性细菌群落多样性,具有土壤优化效应。     

接种溶磷真菌对玉米和大豆根际细菌群落结构多样性的影响

Application of phosphate-solubilizing microorganisms （PSMs） has been reported to increase P uptake and plant growth. However, no information is available regarding the ecological consequences of the inoculation with PSMs. The effect of inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing fungal （PSF） isolates Aspergillus niger P39 and Penicillium oxalicum P66 on the bacterial communities in the rhizospheres of maize （Zea mays L. ‘Haiyu 6＇） and soybean （Glycine max Merr. ‘Heinong 35＇） was examined using culture-dependent methods as well as a culture-independent method, polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （PCR-DGGE）. Compared with the control, the number of culturable microbes for soybean was significantly greater with P39, whereas for maize, the same was significantly greater with P66. In addition, a greater number of microbes were found in the rhizosphere of maize compared with soybean. The fingerprint of DGGE for 16S rDNA indicated that inoculation with PSF also increased bacterial communities, with the P66 treatment having higher numbers of DGGE bands and a higher Shannon-Weaver diversity index compared with P39; the composition of the microbial community was also more complex with the P66 treatment. Overall, complex interactions between plant species and exotic PSMs affected the structure of the bacterial community in the rhizosphere, but plant species were more important in determining the bacterial community structure than the introduction of exotic microorganisms.     

DGGE fingerprinting of culturable soil bacterial communities complements culture-independent analyses

Culture-dependent DGGE (CD DGGE) fingerprinting of the 16S rRNA gene was used to characterize mixed bacterial communities recovered on agar plates. Using R2A Agar as a growth medium, CD DGGE analysis resulted in clear banding patterns of sufficient complexity (16-32 major bands) and reproducibility to investigate differences in bacterial communities in a silt loam soil. Replicate CD DGGE profiles from plates inoculated with less-dilute samples (10⁻³) had a higher band count and were more similar (72-77%) than profiles from more-dilute samples (51-61%). Different culture media and incubation conditions resulted in distinct community fingerprints and increased the cumulative number of unique bands detected. When CD DGGE fingerprints were compared to profiles constructed from 16S rRNA genes obtained from culture-independent clone libraries (CB DGGE profiles) 34% of the bands were unique to the culture-dependent profiles, 32% were unique to the culture-independent profiles and 34% were found in both communities. These data demonstrate that culture-independent DGGE profiles are supplemented by the distinct bands detected in culture-dependent profiles. CD DGGE can be a useful technique to follow the dynamics of distinct culturable fractions of the soil bacterial community.     

利用PCR-DGGE技术研究长期自然恢复、种植作物和裸地条件下黑土土壤细菌群落结构变化

Soil microbial biomass and community structures are commonly used as indicators for soil quality and fertility. A investigation was performed to study the effects of long-term natural restoration, cropping, and bare fallow managements on the soil microbial biomass and bacterial community structures in depths of 0--10, 20--30, and 40--50 cm in a black soil (Mollisol). Microbial biomass was estimated from chloroform fumigation-extraction, and bacterial community structures were determined by analysis of 16S rDNA using polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). Experimental results showed that microbial biomass significantly declined with soil depth in the managements of restoration and cropping, but not in the bare fallow. DGGE profiles indicated that the band number in top 0--10 cm soils was less than that in depth of 20--30 or 40--50 cm. These suggested that the microbial population was high but the bacterial community structure was simple in the topsoil. Cluster and principle component analysis based on DGGE banding patterns showed that the bacterial community structure was affected by soil depth more primarily than by managements, and the succession of bacterial community as increase of soil depth has a similar tendency in the three managements. Fourteen predominating DGGE bands were excised and sequenced, in which 6 bands were identified as the taxa of Verrucomicrobia, 2 bands as Actinobacteria, 2 bands as α-Proteobacteria, and the other 4 bands as δ-Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, Nitrospira, and unclassified bacteria. In addition, the sequences of 11 DGGE bands were closely related to uncultured bacteria. Thus, the bacterial community structure in black soil was stable, and the predominating bacterial groups were uncultured.     

Bacterial Communities Responsible for the Decomposition of Rice Straw Compost in a Japanese Rice Paddy Field Estimated by DGGE Analysis of Amplified 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA Fragments

To estimate the succession and phylogenetic composition of the bacterial communities responsible for the decomposition of rice straw compost under flooded conditions during the cultivation period of paddy rice, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analyses targeting 16S rDNA and 16S rRNA, followed by sequencing were conducted in a Japanese paddy field. The DGGE bands of the bacterial communities in the rice straw compost were significantly more numerous in the DNA samples than in the RNA samples. Although the band number of the DNA samples was almost constant throughout the period, RNA samples showed fewer DGGE bands after mid-season drainage than before it. Thus, about 81% of the bacteria present in rice straw compost were considered to be metabolically "active" before mid-season drainage and about 62% after it. The changes in the DGGE patterns of bacterial DNA and RNA before and after mid-season drainage, respectively, were also revealed by cluster analysis and principal component analysis of the DGGE patterns. These results indicated that the bacterial communities of rice straw compost incorporated into flooded paddy fields changed gradually along with the decomposition, except for the period of mid-season drainage, but that they were influenced by mid-season drainage. Members of β-, γ- and δ-Proteobacteria, Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacteroides (CFB) group, Chlorobia, Verrucomicrobia, Chloroflexi, Spirochaetes, Firmicutes (clostridia) and Actinobacteria were present during the decomposition of rice straw compost. Characteristic "active" bacteria among them were as follows: Clostridium, Acinetobacter (γ-Proteobacteria) and β-Proteobacteria before mid-season drainage, Flavobacterium, Chondromyces , Chlorflexi and δ-Proteobacteria after mid-season drainage, and Spirochaeta and myxobacteria throughout the period.