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Oxytetracycline stress reconstruct the core microbial community related to nitrogen transformation during composting
Xu Zhang1, Shenzhou Li1, Wanting Cheng1
1College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
Abstract:
This study investigated oxytetracycline (OTC) effects on nitrogen (N) transformation and bacterial community diversity during chicken manure composting. The addition of OTC inhibited nitrifying bacteria, resulted in a decrease in the transformation of NH4+-N to NO3--N during composting, and affected in the order T3 (32.76%) > T2 (28.76%) > T1 (17.02%) > CK. The OTC could act as an inhibitor against core microbial growth, leading to a delay effect during composting. 16S rRNA sequencing was employed for the functional prediction, and results indicated the bacterial community related to N transformation reconstructed under OTC stress. The core microorganisms were changed after OTC addition, with the emergence of Bacillus and Thermobifida, which could inhibit the N transformation by network analysis. Therefore, core microorganisms could be regulated to reduce the negative of OTC impacts on N transformation and thus reduce N loss during composting.
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