Sources: [104,105]
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Type of microbes

Traditional compost

Vermicompost

1

Bacteria

143×10³ ×2 /g

167.29×10³ × 2 /g

2

Fungi

39.61×10² × 2 /g

96.25×10² × 2 /g

3

Actinomycetes

365.27×10³ × 2 /g

419.62×10³ × 2 /g

4

PP solution

195.61×10² × 2 /g

168.20×10² × 2 /g

5

N2 Fixing bacteria

92.58×10² × 2 /g

96.62×10²× 2 /g

6

Thio-sulphate oxidizer

315.38×10² × 2 /g

569.29×10² × 2 /g

Table 6: Comparison of microbial count of traditional and vermicomposts.