武夷山自然保护区土壤可培养芽胞杆菌 的物种多样性及分布

为了解武夷山自然保护区土壤中可培养芽胞杆菌的分布状况, 2012年6月从该保护区的黄岗山顶部、中部、底部和桐木关、挂墩、大竹岚等6个地点采集土样75份。用80℃水浴加热、稀释平板法进行芽胞杆菌的分离, 并根据16S rRNA基因序列分析对菌株进行初步鉴定。从土样中分离出芽胞杆菌418株, 鉴定为8个属42个种, 其中Bacillus属的种数最多, 有20种, Paenibacillus属和Lysinibacillus属分别有8种和7种。不同地点分离到的芽胞杆菌在种类、数量上存在差异: 从大竹岚土壤中分离到的芽胞杆菌种类最多, 从黄岗山中部和底部分离到的种类数则较少; 挂墩、大竹岚土壤中芽胞杆菌的数量较大, 达3.6×10⁶ cfu/g以上, 而黄岗山顶部和中部土壤中的数量则少于4.9×10⁵ cfu/g。Bacillus cereus、B. mycoides、B. thuringiensis和Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus等4个种在6个地点的土样中均有分离到, 其中B. thuringiensis、L. xylanilyticus是该保护区土壤中的优势种。桐木关土壤中芽胞杆菌的种类多样性和均匀度指数都比其他5个地点的高, 而挂墩土壤中芽胞杆菌的Shannon-Wiener多样性、均匀度和优势度指数都最低。B. mycoides和B. thuringiensis的数量与海拔显著相关, 相关系数分别为0.852和-0.834, B. cereus、B. mycoides、B. thuringiensis的分离频度与海拔的相关性极显著, 相关系数分别为0.960、0.952和-0.931。研究结果表明, 武夷山自然保护区土壤中可培养芽胞杆菌的种类丰富、数量较大, 具有较高的多样性。     

新疆伊犁马铃薯根际芽胞杆菌纯培养多样性

了解马铃薯根际土壤中芽胞杆菌种类多样性,可为挖掘芽胞杆菌新资源提供基础。从新疆伊犁州9个地点采集了30份马铃薯根际土壤样品,采用可培养法从中分离芽胞杆菌,通过16S rRNA基因同源性鉴定了分离菌株的分类地位。共获得芽胞杆菌349株,基于菌落形态特征和16S rRNA基因序列确定了66个代表菌株,其中14株与近缘种模式菌株的16S rRNA基因序列相似性介于93.0–98.5%之间,为潜在芽胞杆菌新种。349株芽胞杆菌属于9属66种,分别为芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)的41个种(41/66,62.1%),为最优势属;类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus)有9种(9/66,13.6%),赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Lysinibacillus)共6种(6/66,9.1%),嗜冷芽胞杆菌属(Pscychrobacillus)共4种(4/66,6.1%),虚构芽胞杆菌属(Fictibacillus)有2种(2/66,3.0%),短芽胞杆菌属(Brevibacillus)、大洋芽胞杆菌属(Oceanobacillus)、鲁梅尔芽胞杆菌属(Rummelibacillus)和解硫胺素芽胞杆菌属(Aneurinibacillus)皆为1种。新疆9个地点马铃薯根际土壤中芽胞杆菌含量为2.20–8.86×104 cfu/g,其中特克斯蒙古乡马铃薯根际土壤中芽胞杆菌的菌落含量和种类最多,分别为8.86×104 cfu/g和37种;尼勒克县马场马铃薯根际土壤中的芽胞杆菌含量最少,特克斯去昭苏路上和阜康西沟村的芽胞杆菌种类最少,仅9种。但每个地点的优势种均相同,均为简单芽胞杆菌(Bacillus simplex)和阿氏芽胞杆菌(B.aryabhattai)。芽胞杆菌种类可划分为高频度分布型(简单芽胞杆菌等4种)、中频度分布型(植物内生芽胞杆菌等12种)和低频度分布型(其余51种芽胞杆菌,如蕈状芽胞杆菌)。新疆9个地点芽胞杆菌种类分布可分为高含量高丰度型(特克斯蒙古乡和农技推广园)和低含量低丰度型(如尼勒克县马场等地)。相关性分析发现,马铃薯根际芽胞杆菌种类分布与海拔高度无显著相关性。新疆马铃薯根际土壤蕴含种类丰富的芽胞杆菌资源,可为芽胞杆菌功能菌株开发提供丰富的菌种来源。     

基于可培养方法分析云南腾冲小空山火山谷芽胞杆菌分布特征

【目的】为了解云南腾冲小空山火山谷土壤中可培养芽胞杆菌种类分布特征。【方法】采用可培养手段对小空山火山谷阳坡、谷底和阴坡土壤中的芽胞杆菌进行分离培养,根据16S rRNA基因序列同源性对分离菌株进行鉴定,并分析系统发育地位。利用Canoco5软件分析采样点芽胞杆菌种类分布特征与土壤样品理化性质的相关性。【结果】从火山谷土壤样品中共分离获得180株芽胞杆菌,16S rRNA基因测序鉴定结果表明分离菌株隶属于芽胞杆菌纲2个科(芽胞杆菌科和类芽胞杆菌科)、6个属、34个种,其中芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus) 11个种,类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus) 14个种,短芽胞杆菌属(Brevibacillus)3个种,赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Lysinibacillus)4个种,嗜冷芽胞杆菌属(Psychrobacillus)1个种和绿芽胞杆菌属(Viridibacillus)2个种,其中7个菌株与其最近模式菌株16SrRNA相似性低于种的界定阈值(98.65%),为芽胞杆菌潜在新物种。优势属为芽胞杆菌属和类芽胞杆菌属,优势种为蕈状芽胞杆菌(Bacillusmycoides),图瓦永芽胞杆菌(Bacillustoyonensis),蜡状芽胞杆菌(Bacilluscereus),解木糖赖氨酸芽胞杆菌(Lysinibacillusxylanilyticus),蜂房类芽胞杆菌(Paenibacillusalvei)和沙地绿芽胞杆菌(Viridibacillus arenosi)。其中16个种分离自阳坡,29个种分离自阴坡,9个种分离自谷底,三者共同种类为6种。阳坡、谷底和阴坡的芽胞杆菌种群分布Bray-Curtis相似性为62.4%,多样性分析结果表明,Shannon指数(H′)大小次序为阴坡阳坡谷底。环境因子分析发现,芽胞杆菌种群分布多样性特征与其土壤的海拔高度、碳氮比和硫含量呈负相关,而和碳源和氮源含量呈正相关。【结论】从以上结果得出,云南腾冲火山谷有着较为丰富的芽胞杆菌资源,且还存在可分离培养的芽胞杆菌的潜在新物种,为利用火山微生物资源提供了保障。     

养猪微生物发酵床芽胞杆菌空间分布多样性

了解微生物发酵床大栏养猪垫料中的芽胞杆菌多样性和空间分布规律,为微生物发酵床管理、芽胞杆菌新资源挖掘及菌剂开发奠定基础。将发酵床划分为32个方格(4行×8列),采用五点取样法获得每个方格的样品。采用可培养法从32份样品中分离芽胞杆菌菌株,利用16S rRNA基因序列初步鉴定所分离获得的芽胞杆菌种类。利用聚集度指标和回归分析法,分析芽胞杆菌的样方空间分布型。通过Shannon-Wiener多样性指数、Simpson优势度指数、Hill指数及丰富度指数分析,揭示微生物发酵床中芽胞杆菌的空间分布多样性。从32份样品中共获得芽胞杆菌452株,16S rRNA基因鉴定结果表明它们分别隶属于芽胞杆菌纲的2个科、8个属、48个种。其中,种类最多的为芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus),30种;赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Lysinibacillus),6种;类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus),5种;短芽胞杆菌属(Brevibacillus),3种;鸟氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Ornithinibacillus)、大洋芽胞杆菌属(Oceanibacillus)、少盐芽胞杆菌属(Paucisalibacillus)和纤细芽胞杆菌属(Gracilibacillus)各1个种。芽胞杆菌种类在发酵床空间分布差异很大,根据其空间出现频次,可分为广分布种类,如地衣芽胞杆菌(Bacillus licheniformis);寡分布种类,如根际芽胞杆菌(B.rhizosphaerae);少分布种类,如弯曲芽胞杆菌(B.flexus)。依据其数量,可分为高含量组优势种群,如地衣芽胞杆菌(B.licheniformis);中含量组常见种群,耐盐赖氨酸芽胞杆菌(Lysinibacillus halotolerans);寡含量组寡见种群,如根际芽胞杆菌(B.rhizosphaerae);低含量组偶见种群,如土地芽胞杆菌(B.humi)。空间分布型聚集度和回归分析测定表明,芽胞杆菌在微生物发酵床的分布类型为聚集分布。微生物发酵床垫料中芽胞杆菌种类总含量高达4.41×108个/g,其种类含量范围为0.01—94.1×106个/g(均值为8.96×106个/g),丰富度指数(D)、优势度指数(λ)、Shannon-Wiener指数(H')和均匀度指数(J')分别为0.4928、0.2634、1.3589和0.9803,其中香农指数最大的单个芽胞杆菌种类为地衣芽胞杆菌(B.licheniformis)。根据芽胞杆菌种类多样性指数聚类分析,当欧式距离λ=17时,可分为高丰富度高含量和低丰富度低含量类型。微生物发酵床的芽胞杆菌种类丰富、数量高,是一个天然的菌剂"发酵罐",有望直接作为微生物菌剂,应用于土壤改良、作物病害防控、污染治理等领域。     

农林生态区土壤中的可培养芽胞杆菌资源调查——以四川省和重庆市部分地区为例

调查了四川和重庆农林生态区土壤中的芽胞杆菌资源种群分布,为芽胞杆菌功能资源挖掘和菌剂开发提供基础。采用可培养法从农林生态区土壤中分离获得芽胞杆菌,利用细菌16S rRNA基因初步确定其分类地位,并通过多样性指数分析芽胞杆菌种群结构。结果表明,共分离获得芽胞杆菌95株,经16S rRNA基因鉴定,7个属38个种,其中芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)22个种、赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Lysinbacillus)4个种、类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus)7个种、短芽胞杆菌属(Brevibacillus)2个种、嗜冷芽胞杆菌属(Psychrobacillus)1个种、鲁梅尔芽胞杆菌属(Rummeliibacillus)1个种和虚构芽胞杆菌属(Fictibacillus)1个种。其中,6株芽胞杆菌与其最相近模式菌株的16S rRNA相似性低于98.65%,为潜在新种。农林生态区土壤芽胞杆菌多样性指数香农指数大小依次为乐山林地盐亭县农地重庆林地盐亭县林地。以芽胞杆菌种类为样本,含量为指标,当欧式距离λ=15时,芽胞杆菌种类可分为高含量分布广型和低含量分布不均匀型。综上所述,农林生态区土壤蕴藏着较丰富的芽胞杆菌种类,为芽胞杆菌资源开发和利用提供了资源保障。     

仙草植物内生芽胞杆菌种群多样性研究

为了研究仙草植株内生芽胞杆菌种群的多样性,利用营养琼脂培养基分离仙草根、茎、叶中的内生芽胞杆菌,采用16SrRNA序列鉴定法对分离获得的芽胞杆菌进行鉴定。同一组织内,对16SrRNA序列及形态完全一样的菌株合并冗余,用ClustalX对分离得到的菌株16SrRNA进行排序,构建Neighbor-Joining系统进化树,并计算多样性指数。实验结果显示,共分离得到58株仙草内生芽胞杆菌(根29株、茎28株、叶1株),分属于芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)、类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus)和赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属(Lysinibacillus),共3个属的11个种,其中与阿氏芽胞杆菌B.aryabhattai、简单芽胞杆菌B.simplex和B.flexus 3个种最接近的内生芽胞杆菌占总分离芽胞杆菌株数的62%;根部内生芽胞杆菌数量及种属均最丰富,其多样性指数高于茎和叶。     

基于可培养法分析亚热带植物内生与根际芽胞杆菌种类分布异质性

【背景】芽胞杆菌是农业上重要的微生物菌剂,对植物具有促生、防病、防虫等作用。【目的】了解亚热带植物内生和根际芽胞杆菌的种群分布,为其功能挖掘提供科学依据。【方法】采用可培养手段对甘蔗(Saccharum officinarum)、红麻(Hibiscus cannabinus L.)、黄麻(Corchorus capsularis L.)、黄秋葵(Abelmoschus esculentus)和玫瑰茄(Hibiscus sabdariffa)根际土壤和根内生芽胞杆菌进行分离,利用16S rRNA基因测序对分离菌株进行分类鉴定,并分析系统发育地位。【结果】共获得了可培养芽胞杆菌菌株144株,其中根内生芽胞杆菌82株,根际土壤62株。经16S rRNA基因测序鉴定为芽胞杆菌4个属37个种,分别为芽胞杆菌属、短芽胞杆菌属、类芽胞杆菌属和赖氨酸芽胞杆菌属。芽胞杆菌菌落数量和种类在根部及其根际土壤中差异较大,根际土壤中芽胞杆菌菌落数量远远大于根部,根际土壤中芽胞杆菌菌落含量范围为(0.2-370.0)×10~5CFU/g,而根部为(0.1-81.0)×10~3 CFU/g。根部分离获得的芽胞杆菌种类远大于根际土壤中,从作物根际土壤中共获得了芽胞杆菌19个种,从根部获得内生芽胞杆菌共32个种。阿氏芽胞杆菌(Bacillus aryabhattai)、仙草芽胞杆菌(Bacillus mesonae)和假蕈状芽胞杆菌(Bacillus pseudomycoides)同时存在于4种作物的根际土壤和根部,其他芽胞杆菌种类仅存在于1种作物的根际或者根部。【结论】亚热带作物根际土壤和根部芽胞杆菌种类和数量极为丰富,而且还存在可分离培养的芽胞杆菌潜在新物种,这为了解植物与根际微生物相互作用、根际环境生态平衡提供了理论基础和科学依据。     

大小兴安岭可培养细菌的资源多样性

细菌作为微生物中的重要组成部分, 在有机质的形成与分解、维持生态系统平衡、促进动植物发育等多方面都有着重要作用。2014-2017年, 我们采用常见培养基分离纯培养法及16S rRNA基因序列分析方法对大小兴安岭地区土壤可培养细菌的群落结构和多样性进行了调查研究。结果表明: 从大小兴安岭地区的17个自然保护区内不同生境的土壤中分离获得3,180个菌株, 隶属于24属120种。其中, 芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)的种数和株数最多, 分别为38种和2,419株, 是大小兴安岭地区可培养细菌的绝对优势类群(占总株数的76.1%); 其次是短杆菌属(Brevibacterium)(13.0%)。大兴安岭地区的物种数、Simpson多样性指数和Shannon-Wiener指数高于小兴安岭地区。优势类群芽孢杆菌属的枯草芽孢杆菌(B. subtilis)、苏云金芽孢杆菌(B. thuringiensis)、巨大芽孢杆菌(B. megaterium)等有重要的生产及科学研究价值。     

大莲湖池杉林土壤细菌的季节性变化

应用稀释平板法对大莲湖池杉林湿地土壤细菌进行分离,采用16S rDNA序列分析法对所分离细菌进行鉴定。结果表明,池杉林不同季节土壤细菌种类和数量有差异。其中夏季土壤细菌数量和种类最多,春、秋季次之,冬季最少。四个季度共分离得到60株菌株,分属15个细菌种属,分别为芽胞杆菌(Bacillus),假单胞菌(Pseudomonas),黄杆菌(Flavobacterium),红球菌(Rhodococcus),北里孢菌(Kitasatosporia),金黄杆菌(Chryseobacterium),不动杆菌(Acinetobacter),鞘氨醇杆菌(Sphingobacterium),丛毛单胞菌(Comamonas),伯克霍尔德氏菌(Burkholderia),链霉菌(Streptomyces),沙雷氏菌(Serratia),肠杆菌(Enterobacter),窄食单胞菌(Stenotrophomonas)和节杆菌(Arthrobacter)。     

青海可可西里嗜碱芽胞杆菌资源调查

【目的】了解可可西里嗜碱芽胞杆菌资源多样性及产酶多样性,为芽胞杆菌功能资源挖掘和菌剂开发提供基础。【方法】采用Horikoshi I培养基,通过可培养法分离青海可可西里土壤中的嗜碱芽胞杆菌,利用16S r RNA基因序列初步鉴定分离获得的芽胞杆菌。采用透明圈法分析分离菌株的产蛋白酶、纤维素酶及木聚糖酶活性。【结果】从青海可可西里土壤中共分离获得66株嗜碱芽胞杆菌,根据16S r RNA基因序列相似性分析,发现它们隶属于6个属22个种,分别为芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)、纤细芽胞杆菌属(Gracilibacillus)、喜盐芽胞杆菌属(Halobacillus)、咸海鲜芽胞杆菌属(Jeotgalibacillus)、类芽胞杆菌属(Paenibacillus)和嗜冷芽胞杆菌属(Psychrobacillus),其中以芽胞杆菌属(Bacillus)为优势属。2株嗜碱芽胞杆菌与它们最近匹配模式菌株的16S r RNA基因序列相似性为97.00%和98.65%,为潜在新种。三种酶活检测结果表明产酶菌株约占总分离菌株的95.00%,其中55株具有产蛋白酶活性,27株具有产纤维素酶活性,8株能够产木聚糖酶。【结论】青海可可西里蕴藏着较丰富的嗜碱芽胞杆菌资源及丰富的产酶资源,为后续嗜碱芽胞杆菌的挖掘提供理论基础。     

Re-identification of the halotolerant, biosurfactant-producing Bacillus licheniformis strain JF-2 as Bacillus mojavensis strain JF-2

Bacillus strain JF-2 (ATCC 39307) is a halotolerant, biosurfactant-producing bacterium that was initially described as a member of the species Bacillus licheniformis based on a limited set of phenotypic characteristics. Here, genetic and phenotypic analyses were employed to determine the relationship of Bacillus strain JF-2 to other Bacillus strains. The restriction patterns with AluI and analysis of gyrA and 16S rRNA gene sequences grouped Bacillus strain JF-2 with B. mojavensis^T and not with B. licheniformis^T. DNA–DNA similarity showed JF-2 was 75% similar to B. mojavensis^T and only 11% similar to B. licheniformis^T. Both strain JF-2 and B. mojavensis^T required DNA for anaerobic growth, but B. licheniformis^T did not. B. mojavensis^T and strain JF-2 did not grow anaerobically in thioglycollate medium or aerobically with propionate while B. licheniformis^T grew under these conditions. DNA–DNA similarity, gene sequence data and phenotypic characteristics all support the assignment of JF-2 as a member of the species B. mojavensis.     

Isolation of endophytic bacteria from arboreal species of the Amazon and identification by sequencing of the 16S rRNA encoding gene

Endophytic bacteria from three arboreal species native to the Amazon (Carapa guianenses, Ceiba pentandra, and Swietenia macrophylla), were isolated and identified, through partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA encoding gene. From these, 16 isolates were obtained, although, when compared to sequences deposited in GenBank, only seven had produced identifiable fragments. Bacillus, Pantoea and two non-culturable samples were identified. Results obtained through sequence analysis revealed low genetic diversity across the isolates, even when analyzing different species and plant structures. This is the first report concerning the isolation and identification of endophytic bacteria in these plant species.     

辐射污染区土壤中放线菌的分离及多样性

从辐射污染区采集42份土样, 分别采用6种分离培养基进行放线菌的分离, 共获得152株放线菌。经形态、核糖体DNA扩增片段限制性内切酶(Amplifed ribosomal DNA restriction analysis, ARDRA)分析比较, 选取其中的60株进行16S rRNA基因测序。通过序列比对、聚类分析, 60株菌分布在放线菌纲中的12个属, 链霉菌属占大多数, 有大量稀有放线菌, 这表明辐射污染区具有较丰富的放线菌属种多样性。     

盐地碱蓬内生中度嗜盐菌的分离与系统发育多样性分析

为了了解东营滨海盐地碱蓬植株内生中度嗜盐菌的多样性,采用传统分离鉴定技术和基于16S rRNA序列分析对样品中可培养细菌的多样性进行研究。根据其生理生化特征、16S rRNA序列测定和系统发育分析,分离获得的15株内生菌可分为4个类群,涉及Halomonadaceae科的Chromohalobacter属、Kushneria属、Halomonas属以及Bacillaceae科的Bacillus属。类群I中4菌株的16S rRNA序列与Chromohalobacter israelensis的最高相似性为95%。类群II共7株菌,归属于Kushneria属,是碱蓬内生中度嗜盐菌中的优势类群。类群III菌株的16S rRNA序列与一株尚无明确分类地位的Gammaproteobacteria亚门耐盐固氮细菌Haererehalobacter sp.JG11的相似性为99%。类群IV中的芽孢杆菌的16S rRNA序列与已知细菌的相似性为96%,很可能代表了Bacillus属的新种。各种水解酶类的分析表明,在分离的15株菌中有3株菌产蛋白酶,14株产酯酶,8株产DNA酶,11株产半乳糖苷酶,14株产脲酶。研究结果揭示,盐地碱蓬中存在较为丰富的中度嗜盐菌多样性和系统发育多样性,并且潜藏着较多的新的微生物类群。     

Microbial combinatorics: a simplified approach for isolating insecticidal bacteria

Bacteria can control pest insects that damage food crops, vector diseases and defoliate trees. Conventionally, isolation of these bacteria has been from soil and sporadically from dead insects. A simplified approach for isolating insecticidal bacteria from soil using the target insect as the selective agent was employed in this study. Instead of isolating single strains of bacteria from soil and testing each individual strain for insect toxicity, mixtures of bacteria present in each soil sample were tested together directly for toxicity using Manduca sexta (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) as a model insect. Thirty-five soil suspensions or bacterial suspensions of the 40 suspensions tested killed at least one M. sexta larva. All but one bacterial culture isolated from dead larvae and retested for toxicity, killed at least one M. sexta larva. Nineteen bacterial strains isolated from larvae killed in the first test, were identical to the bacteria fed to the retested larvae. Of the 19 strains isolated, 14 were identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as belonging to the Bacillus cereus group including three strains that formed crystals that were identified as B. thuringiensis. Of the three other spore-forming strains, two were identified as psychrotrophic B. weihenstephanensis and the third as Lysinibacillus fusiformis. Two others were identified as Enterococcus faecalis. This approach, microbial combinatorics, reduces the number of insects necessary for toxicity screening and associated time and resources compared to conventional methods that first isolate bacteria and then individually test for toxicity as well as a means of discovery of new pathogens using the insect as the selective agent.     

青藏高原察尔汗盐湖地区可培养中度嗜盐菌的群落结构与多样性

【目的】研究青海察尔汗盐湖地区的可培养中度嗜盐菌的群落结构及多样性。【方法】采用多种选择性培养基进行中度嗜盐菌的分离、培养;通过16S r RNA基因序列扩增、测定,根据序列信息,进行系统进化树构建、群落结构组成分析及多样性指数计算。【结果】从察尔汗盐湖卤水及湖泥中分离到中度嗜盐菌421株,合并重复菌株后共83株中度嗜盐菌。菌株16S rRNA基因序列信息显示,4株中度嗜盐菌为潜在的新分类单元。83株嗜盐细菌分布于3个门的6个科16个属。其中,Bacillus属、Oceanobacillus属和Halomonas属为优势属。多样性结果显示,水样中的菌株多样性高于泥样,而泥样中的菌株优势度高于水样。【结论】察尔汗盐湖中度嗜盐菌具有丰富的遗传多样性,种群种类丰富,优势菌群集中,该盐湖地区存在可分离培养的中度嗜盐菌的疑似新物种。     

Bacterial diversity in spent mushroom compost assessed by amplified rDNA restriction analysis and sequencing of cultivated isolates

Spent mushroom compost (SMC) is the residual by-product of commercial Agaricus spp. cultivation, and it is mainly composed of a thermally treated cereal straw/animal manure mixture colonized by the fungal biomass. Research on the valorization of this material is mainly focusing on its use as soil conditioner and plant fertilizer. An investigation of the bacterial diversity in SMC was performed using molecular techniques in order to reveal the origin of SMC microflora and its potential effect on soil microbial communities after incorporation into agricultural soils. The bacterial population was estimated by the plate count method to a mean of 2.7 10⁹ colony forming units (cfu) per g of dry weight, while the numbers of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria were 1.9 10⁹ and 4.9 10⁸ cfu per g dw respectively as estimated by enumeration on semi-selective media. Fifty bacterial isolates were classified into 14 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) following ARDRA-PCR of the 16S rDNA gene. Sequencing of the 16S rDNA amplicon assigned 12 of the 14 OTUs to Gram-positive bacteria, associated with the genera Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Exiguobacterium, Staphylococcus, Desemzia, Carnobacterium, Brevibacterium, Arthrobacter and Microbacterium of the bacterial divisions Firmicutes and Actinobacteria. Two bacterial groups have phylogenetic links with the genera Comamonas and Sphingobacterium, which belong to β-Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes respectively. Two potentially novel bacteria are reported, which are associated with the genera Bacillus and Microbacterium. Most of the bacteria identified are of environmental origin, while strains related to species usually isolated from insects, animal and clinical sources were also detected. It appears that bacterial diversity in SMC is greatly affected by the origin of the initial material, its thermal pasteurization treatment and the potential unintended colonization of the mushroom substrate during the cultivation process.