Cultivation of earthworms and analysis of associated bacterial communities during earthworms’ growth using two types of agricultural wastes

Abstract

Silkworm excrement and cow manure were used as substrates for earthworm cultivation.

Silkworm excrement, like cow manure, is a good substrate for earthworm cultivation.

Proteobacteria, Actinomycetes were the dominant bacteria during earthworms’ growth.

Earthworm activity and gut transit influence the abundance of dominant bacteria.

Keywords

Silkworm excrement / Cow manure / Earthworm cultivation / Bacterial community

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Funding

Guangxi Colleges University young and middle-aged teachers research basic ability improvement project (2022KY0609)

Hechi University research project(2021XJYB003)

Hechi University high-level talent research start-up fee project(2021GCC019)

Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center of Modern Sericulture and Silk special project(2022GXCSS08)