| Bacterial isolate | Compost source | Morphological and culture characters | Bacterial genera |
| B1 | A, B | Rhizoid, flat, filamentous, smooth, opaque, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B2 | B | Irregular, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B3 | A, E | Rhizoid, raised, erose, rough, translucent, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B4 | C, D | Rhizoid, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B5 | A, D, E | Rhizoid, raised, filamentous, concentrically ringed, translucent, brittle, Gram positive, rods. | Bacillus sp. | B6 | B, E | Rhizoid, raised, entire, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B7 | B, C, E | Rhizoid, flat, lobate, concentrically ringed, translucent, viscid, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B8 | A, B, D | Punctiform, raised, entire, smooth, translucent, butyrous, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B9 | C, D | Punctiform, raised, entire, rough, opalescent, viscid, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B10 | D, E | Irregular, raised, lobate, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B11 | A, B | Irregular, raised, undulate, smooth, opalescent, membranous, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B12 | A, C | Circular, flat, entire, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B13 | B, A | Circular, umb onate, entire, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Pseudomonas sp. | B14 | A | Punctiform, umb onate, entire, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B15 | A | Circular, flat, convex, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B16 | A, B, E | Punctiform, flat, entire, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B17 | B | Punctiform, convex, entire, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B18 | B | Punctiform, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B19 | D, E | Punctiform, raised, entire, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B20 | E, C | Filamentous, umb onate, smooth, opaque, butyrous, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B21 | B | Punctiform, flat, undulate, smooth, translucent, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B22 | B | Punctiform, flat, umb onate, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B23 | A, E | Punctiform, flat, umb onate, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B24 | A, E | Punctiform, raised, umb onate, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B25 | A, B, C, D, E | Filamentous, umb onate, smooth, opaque, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B26 | E | Punctiform, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B27 | B | Punctiform, flat, erose, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Unidentified | B28 | A | Punctiform, flat, umb onate, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B29 | B | Circular, umb onate, entire, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Pseudomonas sp. | B30 | B, E | Circular, flat, entire, concentrically ringed, opaque, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B31 | A, B | Circular, flat, entire, concentrically ringed, opaque, butyrous, Gram negative short rods | Pseudomonas sp. | B32 | D, A | Rhizoid, flat, filamentous, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram positive rods | Bacillus sp. | B33 | A, D | Circular, flat, entire, rough, opaque, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B34 | A, B | Circular, flat, entire, smooth, opaque, butyrous, Gram negative short rods | Pseudomonas sp. | B35 | A, B | Circular, flat, entire, concentrically ringed, opaque, viscid, Gram negative short rods | Erwinia sp. | B36 | C | Circular, umb onate, entire, rough, opaque, brittle, Gram negative short rods | Pseudomonas sp. | B37 | C | Punctiform, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative, short rods. | Unidentified | B38 | B, E | Irregular, raised, lobate, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram positive, rods. | Bacillus sp. | B39 | B, E | Punctiform, flat, entire, rough, opaque, membranous, Gram negative, short rods. | Unidentified | B40 | E, C | Irregular, umb onate, undulate, smooth, translucent, brittle, Gram positive, rods. | Bacillus sp. |
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