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vermicomposting. In: Edwards CA, Arancon NQ, Sherman RL (eds) Vermiculture technology:
earthworms, organic waste and environmental management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 1–14
Domínguez J, Aira M, Kolbe AR, Gómez-Brandón M, Pérez-Losada M (2019) Changes in the
composition and function of bacterial communities during vermicomposting may explain
beneficial properties of vermicompost. Sci Rep 9:9657
Faith DP (1992) Conservation evaluation and phylogenetic diversity. Biol Conserv 61:1–10
Fernández-Gómez MJ, Nogales R, Insam H, Romero E, Goberna M (2010) Continuous-feeding
vermicomposting as a recycling management method to revalue tomato-fruit wastes from
greenhouse crops. Waste Manag 30:2461–2468
Fierer N, Nemergut D, Knight R, Craine JM (2010) Changes through time: integrating microorganisms into the study of succession. Res Microbiol 161:635–642
Gómez-Brandón M, Aira M, Lores M, Domínguez J (2011) Epigeic earthworms exert a bottleneck
effect on microbial communities through gut associated processes. PLoS One 6:e24786
Gómez-Brandón M, Lores M, Domínguez J (2012) Species-specific effects of epigeic earthworms
on microbial community structure during first stages of decomposition of organic matter. PLoS
One 7:e31895
Gómez-Brandón M, Domínguez J (2014) Changes of microbial communities during the
vermicomposting process and after application to the soil. Crit Rev Environ Sci Technol
44:1289–1312
Gómez-Brandón, M., Vela, M., Martínez-Toledo, M.V., Insam, H., & Domínguez, J. (2015).
Effects of compost and vermicompost teas as organic fertilizers. In: Sinha S, Pant K (Eds.)
Fertilizer technology. Synthesis, vol. 1. Studium Press LLC, Houston, pp. 301–318
Gómez-Brandón M, Aira M, Kolbe AR, de Andrade N, Pérez-Losada M, Domínguez J (2019)
Rapid bacterial community changes during vermicomposting of grape marc derived from red
winemaking. Microorganisms 7:473
Gong X, Li S, Sun X, Wang L, Cai L, Zhang J, Wei L (2018) Green waste compost and
vermicompost as peat substitutes in growing media for geranium (Pelargonium zonale L.)
and calendula (Calendula officinalis L.). Scientia Horticultura 236:186–191
Gopalakrishnan S, Pande S, Sharma M, Humayun P, Kiran B-K, Sandeep D, Vidya M-S,
Deepthi K, Rupela O (2011) Evaluation of actinomycete isolates obtained from herbal
vermicompost for the biological control of Fusarium wilt of chickpea. Crop Prot 30:1070–1078
Gopalakrishnan S, Srinivas V, Vidya M-S, Rathore A (2013) Plant growth-promoting activities of
Streptomyces spp in sorghum and rice. Springerplus 2:574
Goswami M, Bhattacharyya P, Mukherjee I, Tribedi P (2017) Functional diversity: an important
measure of ecosystem functioning. Adv Microbiol 7:82–93
Ho A, Di Lonardo DP, Bodelier PLE (2017) Revising life strategy concepts in environmental
microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 93:fix006
Kanehisa M, Sato Y, Furumichi M, Morishima K, Tanabe M (2019) New approach for understanding genome variations in KEGG. Nucleic Acids Res 47:590–595
Kolbe AR, Aira M, Gómez-Brandón M, Pérez-Losada M, Domínguez J (2019) Bacterial succession
and functional diversity during vermicomposting of white grape marc (Vitis vinifera
v. Albariño). Sci Rep 9:7472
Kozich JJ, Westcott SL, Baxter NT, Highlander SK, Schloss PD (2013) Development of a dualindex sequencing strategy and curation pipeline for analyzing amplicon sequence data on the
MiSeq Illumina sequencing platform. Appl Environ Microbiol 79:5112–5120
Langille MG, Zaneveld J, Caporaso JG, McDonald D, Knights D, Reyes JA, Clemente JC,
Burkepile DE, Vega Thurber RL, Knight R et al (2013) Predictive functional profiling of
microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences. Nat Biotechnol 31:814–821
Lazcano C, Domínguez J (2011) The use of vermicompost in sustainable agriculture: impact on
plant growth and soil fertility. In: Miransari M (ed) Soil nutrients. Nova Science Publishers,
New York, pp 230–254
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vermicomposting. In: Edwards CA, Arancon NQ, Sherman RL (eds) Vermiculture technology:
earthworms, organic waste and environmental management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 1–14
Domínguez J, Aira M, Kolbe AR, Gómez-Brandón M, Pérez-Losada M (2019) Changes in the
composition and function of bacterial communities during vermicomposting may explain
beneficial properties of vermicompost. Sci Rep 9:9657
Faith DP (1992) Conservation evaluation and phylogenetic diversity. Biol Conserv 61:1–10
Fernández-Gómez MJ, Nogales R, Insam H, Romero E, Goberna M (2010) Continuous-feeding
vermicomposting as a recycling management method to revalue tomato-fruit wastes from
greenhouse crops. Waste Manag 30:2461–2468
Fierer N, Nemergut D, Knight R, Craine JM (2010) Changes through time: integrating microorganisms into the study of succession. Res Microbiol 161:635–642
Gómez-Brandón M, Aira M, Lores M, Domínguez J (2011) Epigeic earthworms exert a bottleneck
effect on microbial communities through gut associated processes. PLoS One 6:e24786
Gómez-Brandón M, Lores M, Domínguez J (2012) Species-specific effects of epigeic earthworms
on microbial community structure during first stages of decomposition of organic matter. PLoS
One 7:e31895
Gómez-Brandón M, Domínguez J (2014) Changes of microbial communities during the
vermicomposting process and after application to the soil. Crit Rev Environ Sci Technol
44:1289–1312
Gómez-Brandón, M., Vela, M., Martínez-Toledo, M.V., Insam, H., & Domínguez, J. (2015).
Effects of compost and vermicompost teas as organic fertilizers. In: Sinha S, Pant K (Eds.)
Fertilizer technology. Synthesis, vol. 1. Studium Press LLC, Houston, pp. 301–318
Gómez-Brandón M, Aira M, Kolbe AR, de Andrade N, Pérez-Losada M, Domínguez J (2019)
Rapid bacterial community changes during vermicomposting of grape marc derived from red
winemaking. Microorganisms 7:473
Gong X, Li S, Sun X, Wang L, Cai L, Zhang J, Wei L (2018) Green waste compost and
vermicompost as peat substitutes in growing media for geranium (Pelargonium zonale L.)
and calendula (Calendula officinalis L.). Scientia Horticultura 236:186–191
Gopalakrishnan S, Pande S, Sharma M, Humayun P, Kiran B-K, Sandeep D, Vidya M-S,
Deepthi K, Rupela O (2011) Evaluation of actinomycete isolates obtained from herbal
vermicompost for the biological control of Fusarium wilt of chickpea. Crop Prot 30:1070–1078
Gopalakrishnan S, Srinivas V, Vidya M-S, Rathore A (2013) Plant growth-promoting activities of
Streptomyces spp in sorghum and rice. Springerplus 2:574
Goswami M, Bhattacharyya P, Mukherjee I, Tribedi P (2017) Functional diversity: an important
measure of ecosystem functioning. Adv Microbiol 7:82–93
Ho A, Di Lonardo DP, Bodelier PLE (2017) Revising life strategy concepts in environmental
microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 93:fix006
Kanehisa M, Sato Y, Furumichi M, Morishima K, Tanabe M (2019) New approach for understanding genome variations in KEGG. Nucleic Acids Res 47:590–595
Kolbe AR, Aira M, Gómez-Brandón M, Pérez-Losada M, Domínguez J (2019) Bacterial succession
and functional diversity during vermicomposting of white grape marc (Vitis vinifera
v. Albariño). Sci Rep 9:7472
Kozich JJ, Westcott SL, Baxter NT, Highlander SK, Schloss PD (2013) Development of a dualindex sequencing strategy and curation pipeline for analyzing amplicon sequence data on the
MiSeq Illumina sequencing platform. Appl Environ Microbiol 79:5112–5120
Langille MG, Zaneveld J, Caporaso JG, McDonald D, Knights D, Reyes JA, Clemente JC,
Burkepile DE, Vega Thurber RL, Knight R et al (2013) Predictive functional profiling of
microbial communities using 16S rRNA marker gene sequences. Nat Biotechnol 31:814–821
Lazcano C, Domínguez J (2011) The use of vermicompost in sustainable agriculture: impact on
plant growth and soil fertility. In: Miransari M (ed) Soil nutrients. Nova Science Publishers,
New York, pp 230–254
8 Vermicomposts Are Biologically Different: Microbial and Functional Diversity of. . .
139