DGGE profile of microbial communities in cattle manure compost in Experiment 1 Microorganisms gained from Experiment 1 A total of 42 strains were isolated from the composting system. Plates at 37 C yielded 11 Bacillus, 2 Thermoactinomyces and 1 Nocardia sp., while 18 Bacillus, 2 Cellulomonas, 2 Pseudoxanthomonas, 3 Thermoactinomyces, 2 Streptomyces and 1